Free recall enhances subsequent learning

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 507-513

  Arnold, Kathleen M ^a   McDermott, Kathleen B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning; Memory; Recall

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878484013     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-012-0370-3     Document Type: Article

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