lexicaJ properties of short and long words than by length. ExperimenlS laand Ib revealed lypicaJ effeclsofJength when short and Jong words were equaledonalireJevant dimensionsexceplforneighborhoodsize.Experiments2and3showedlhat when short
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The word length effect-lhe finding that lislsofshort words are beuer recalledlhanlists of long words-has been termed one of the benchmark findings that any theory of immediate memory must address. The effect is viewed as the best remaining evidence for time-based decay of information in short-term memory. However, previous studies invesligating this effecl have confounded word length withorthographicneighborhood size. I suggesl here thal the word lenglheffectmaybebeuerexplainedbythedifferences in lexicaJ properties of short and long words than by length. ExperimenlS laand Ib revealed lypicaJ effeclsofJength when short and Jong words were equaledonalireJevant
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