Effects of spaced versus massed training in function learning

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1417-1432

  McDaniel, Mark A ^a   Fadler, Cynthia L ^b   Pashler, Harold ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept learning; Function learning; Spaced versus massed training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CUES; HUMANS; LEARNING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883829427     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032184     Document Type: Article

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