Application of the testing and spacing effects to name learning

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 619-636

  Carpenter, Shana K ^a   DeLosh, Edward L ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY; CONCEPT FORMATION; FACE PROFILE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL TASK; MENTAL TEST; NOMENCLATURE; PAIRED ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUAL STIMULATION; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 22944471447     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1101     Document Type: Article

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