Retrieval practice over the long term: Should spacing be expanding or equal-interval?

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1544-1550

  Kang, Sean H K ^a,c   Lindsey, Robert V ^b   Mozer, Michael C ^b   Pashler, Harold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Human memory and learning; Repeated testing; Retrieval practice; Spacing effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84912015505     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-014-0636-z     Document Type: Article

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