Ss were tested on consonant trigrams, presented vertically, in either the left, right, or center visual fields at 2 exposure durations—150 msec. and 1 sec. Data were analyzed for the effects of visual field, serial position in the trigram, and exposure duration on the identification and retention of the letters. Serial position and exposure duration significantly affected performance; visual field did not.
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