Covert retrieval practice benefits retention as much as overt retrieval practice

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1712-1725

  Smith, Megan A ^a,b   Roediger III, Henry L ^a   Karpicke, Jeffrey D ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Covert retrieval; Memory; Retrieval practice; Testing effect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887529637     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033569     Document Type: Article

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