CUED VS. FREE-RECALL IN LONG-TERM-MEMORY OF THE 50 UNITED-STATES

Subjects were asked to recall the names of the fifty United States und er varied conditions. These conditions included free recall and cued r ecall, The recall of the fifty United States was poorer than expected for college students. The average recall was approximately 41 out of 5 0 states. When subjects were asked to fill in the names of the states on a blank map, recall dropped to approximately 32 out of 50 states. I t appears that subjects can recall some states better than others. For example, recall is better for states in close proximity to a subject' s current residence. Perhaps subjects have a geographic bubble when it comes to recalling the names of the states.