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Others were forced to reconstruct the lists from the first item-position to the last item-position in addition to taking turns with group members (restricted). Still, others were alloto complete the reconstruction task any way they chose (free). A fourth retrieval condition (nominal) was created for comparison by pooling non-redundant responses from two participants who worked alone. Dyads in both the free and restricted retrieval conditions provided more accurate reconstructions than dyads in the turn-taking retrieval condition. In addition, free and restricted groups shono differences from nominal groups with regard to serial order memory. 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