The testing effect as a function of explicit testing instructions and judgments of learning

Experimental Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 251-257

  Jönsson, Fredrik U ^a,b   Hedner, Margareta ^a,b   Olsson, Mats J ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Delayed JOL effect; Judgments of learning; Metamemory; Retrieval practice; Testing effect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; REACTION TIME; RECALL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY, LONG-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84865788688     PISSN: 16183169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1618-3169/a000150     Document Type: Article

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