Retrieval-induced facilitation: Initially nontested material can benefit from prior testing of related material

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 553-571

  Chan, Jason C K ^a   McDermott, Kathleen B ^a   Roediger III, Henry L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Long term retention; Memory; Retrieval induced forgetting; Semantic priming; Testing effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; PROBABILITY; REACTION TIME; RECALL; REVIEW;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROBABILITY; REACTION TIME; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 33750688237     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.135.4.553     Document Type: Review

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