An improved algorithm for predicting free recalls

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 179-219

  Laming, Donald ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Free recall; Prediction; Rehearsal; Retrieval from memory

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; PSYCHOLOGY; RECALL; STATISTICS;

ALGORITHMS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; PSYCHOLOGY; VOCABULARY;

EID: 52749085598     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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