Figure 1
Serial-position curves for the three conditions of Experiment 1 as predicted by SOB-CS; the condition legend denotes the list composition of dissimilar (D) and similar (S) words. The predictions were generated by simulating 30 participants, with 100 trials per condition and participant, using the standard parameter values (Oberauer et al., 2012), except for the similarities between similar (S) words (set to 0.7 instead of the standard value of 0.65). This change was made so that the predicted main effect of similarity in positions 1, 2, 4, and 5 is approximately as large as in the data of Experiment 1.
Table 1
Words Used in Experiment 1.
| Wetter | Rahmen | Filter | Anlass | Karte | Kosten | Theke | Weiche | Kumpel | Verband |
| Fenster | Graben | Silber | Ballast | Kante | Morgen | Ernte | Weizen | Rummel | Festland |
| Rechner | Rasen | Gitter | Anlauf | Farbe | Kolben | Rennen | Zeichen | Kummer | Tonband |
| Treffer | Braten | Finger | Applaus | Marke | Knochen | Sehne | Saite | Pumpe | Bestand |
| Becher | Rate | Ziffer | Inland | Taste | Quote | Rente | Leine | Muskel | Fahrbahn |
| Messer | Sahne | Winter | Atlas | Partner | Knoten | Steppe | Reihe | Tunnel | Verdacht |
[i] Note: Each column contains six phonologically similar words; words in different columns are phonologically dissimilar.
Figure 2
Observed serial-position curves for the three conditions of Experiment 1. Error bars are 95% confidence intervals for within-subject comparisons (Bakeman & McArthur, 1996).
Figure 3
Serial-position curves for Experiment 2. The condition legend indicates whether the item was the first or second item in its category presented on a list. Error bars are 95% confidence intervals for within-subject comparisons (Bakeman & McArthur, 1996).
Figure 4
Serial-position curves for the four conditions of Experiment 3; the condition legend indicates the number of distractors following each memory item, and the similarity among distractors. Error bars are 95% confidence intervals for within-subject comparisons (Bakeman & McArthur, 1996).