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In an experimental study, it is demonstrated that the relative position of an item within the radio newscast has a significant effect on its probability of recall. Dr. Tannenbaum is Director of Research in TV and Communications at Michigan State College. This study was done while he was located at Illinois.
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Percy H. Tannenbaum (1954) studied this question.