A comparison of adaptive and fixed schedules of practice

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 145, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 897-917

  Mettler, Everett ^a   Massey, Christine M ^b   Kellman, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive learning; Learning; Memory; Spacing effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; REACTION TIME; RECALL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); REACTION TIME; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964454427     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xge0000170     Document Type: Article

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