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A cognitive psychologist investigated coding in short-term memory using a repeated measures design.

  • In the first condition, participants were presented with a list of 10 words that sounded different (acoustically dissimilar).
  • In the second condition, the same participants were presented with a list of 10 words that sounded similar (acoustically similar).

To ensure short-term memory was tested, participants were asked to recall the words immediately after presentation.

Table 1: Mean number of words recalled and standard deviations after immediate recall

Words that sounded different (acoustically dissimilar)Words that sounded similar (acoustically similar)
Mean8.44.6
Standard deviation1.30.8

What do the mean values in Table 1 suggest about coding in short-term memory? Justify your answer.

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