Retrieval mode distinguishes the testing effect from the generation effect

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 227-239

  Karpicke, Jeffrey D ^a   Zaromb, Franklin M ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generation effect; Learning; Retrieval practice; Retrieval processes; Testing effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949264148     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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