Three pairs of simultaneous consonant–vowel syllables were presented over two loudspeakers, and the subject attempted total recall. With the loudspeakers situated to the left and to the right of the subject, the message from the right is better recalled. With one loudspeaker in front of the subject and the other on one side, the message from the middle is better recalled. These results are discussed in terms of the interpretations which have been proposed for right ear superiority in dichotic listening to verbal material.
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