Retrieval (sometimes) enhances learning: Performance pressure reduces the benefits of retrieval practice

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 597-606

  Hinze, Scott R ^a,b   Rapp, David N ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE ANXIETY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84904729298     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.3032     Document Type: Article

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