A Retrieved context account of spacing and repetition effects in free recall

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 755-764

  Siegel, Lynn L ^a,b   Kahana, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Context; Free recall; Lag effect; Repetition effect; Spacing effect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RECALL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925860994     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035585     Document Type: Article

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