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 In the case of reversal plus skipping of an intermediate syllable, I(16) I(14) I(12) ....I(4) I(2) I(15) I(13) ....I(3) I(1). For the first kind of derivation I have carried out ten experiments; for the second, only four.

The results are as follows:

In relation to the time of learning the original series the saving amounts to 12.4 per cent.

In relation to the time of learning the original series the saving amounted to 5 per cent.

As a result of the learning of a series certain connections of the members are therefore actually formed in a reverse as well as in a forward direction. These connections are revealed in this way, that series which are formed out of members thus