Production benefits learning: The production effect endures and improves memory for text

Memory

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 717-727

  Ozubko, Jason D ^a   Hourihan, Kathleen L ^b   MacLeod, Colin M ^c  

^a ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distinctiveness; Learning; Memory; Production effect; Recognition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING; RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866450542     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2012.699070     Document Type: Article

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