The effects of delayed auditory feedback and intralist similarity in short-term memory

Three studies are reported in which Ss heard items under delayed or immediate auditory feedback (DAF, IAF). In Exp. I associatively similar lists were used in an attempt to limit the use of associative cues, thus forcing the S to rely on acoustic cues. The hypothesized decrement at recall under DAF as compared to IAF was not found. In Exp. II acoustically similar lists of words were used with two presentation rates. Acoustic similarity had an …