Spacing effects in memory: Evidence for a two-process account.

Greene, Robert L.·1989·Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition

Abstract

Une serie d'experiences traite de la question du role de l'accroissement des intervalles entre les repetitions des items sur leur memorisation et examine les effets de l'intentionnalite de l'apprentissage

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