Between-list lag effects in recall depend on retention interval

Memory and Cognition

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 965-977

  Pyc, Mary A ^a   Balota, David A ^a   McDermott, Kathleen B ^a   Tully, Tim ^b   Roediger, Henry L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DART NEUROSCIENCE LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Lag effects; Memory; Recall; Spacing effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; TIME;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84896412536     PISSN: 0090502X     EISSN: 15325946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13421-014-0406-1     Document Type: Article

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