Figure 5. Recall transitions in two-task lists.

A. The context maintenance and retrieval (CMR) model predicts that transitions from a preboundary item are more likely in the forward direction, which are more likely to be other items within the same event (darker teal lines) than to items in the following event (lighter orange lines), in contrast to the established bias to make forward transitions (see Figure 2B). B. CMR predicts that transitions from a boundary item are more likely in the forward direction, which are more likely to be items in the same event (darker teal lines) than in the backward direction, which are more likely to be items from the preceding event (lighter orange lines), leading to an exaggerated tendency to make forward transitions. C,D. Consistent with CMR predictions, participants are more likely to recall items not separated by an event boundary, and more likely to be within the same event (darker teal lines) than items separated by an event boundary and from a different event (lighter orange lines). For more distant items with darker teal lines, items may be from the following event. Cond. Resp. Prob. = Conditional response probability. Error bars represent Loftus and Masson (1994) 95% confidence intervals.