The drawing effect: Evidence for reliable and robust memory benefits in free recall

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1752-1776

  Wammes, Jeffrey D ^a   Meade, Melissa E ^a   Fernandes, Myra A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drawing; Imagery; Levels of processing; Memory; Subject performed tasks

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; RECALL; VERBAL LEARNING; VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VERBAL LEARNING; VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958523481     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2015.1094494     Document Type: Article

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