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Response mechanisms underlying kinesthetic short-term memory.

R W Simmons·J F McCabe
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The variables of reproduction cue, activity during retention interval, and orientation of the recall movement were manipulated to assess simultaneously the viability of two hypotheses of motor short-term memory. Data partially supported hypotheses as positive response biasing was evident in recall after a filled retention interval (Pepper & Herman, 1970) and that for a given range of movements some adaption to a central reference level occurred (Laabs, 1973).

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R W Simmons, J F McCabe. 1979. Response mechanisms underlying kinesthetic short-term memory.. https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1979.48.3.951

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