A Meta-analysis of the Spacing Effect in Verbal Learning: Implications for Research on Advertising Repetition and Consumer Memory

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 138-149

  Janiszewski, Chris ^a   Noel, Hayden ^b   Sawyer, Alan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0038504369     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/374692     Document Type: Review

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