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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > simultaneous learning effect

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simultaneous learning effect  

Definition

  • The recall of a list of words acquired at the same time as one or more other lists is better than the recall of that list when it is acquired separately. Similarly, the forgetting rate of a list is lower in case of simultaneous acquisition compared to separate acquisition.

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  • simultaneous acquisition effect
  • simultaneous acquisition retention phenomenon

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Burns, D. J. (2004). The simultaneous acquisition effect: simultaneous task learning inhibits memory for order. The American Journal of Psychology, 117(2), 229–248. https://doi.org/10.2307/4149024

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Burns, D. J., & Ladd, M. V. (2006). The simultaneous learning effect: Why does simultaneous task learning improve retention? The American journal of psychology, 119(3), 385–405. https://doi.org/10.2307/20445350

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Underwood, B. J., & Lund, A. M. (1979). Retention differences as a function of the number of verbal lists learned simultaneously. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 5(2), 151-159. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.5.2.151

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Underwood, B. J., & Lund, A. M. (1980). Process similarity and the simultaneous acquisition retention phenomenon. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 16(5), 325–328. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329556

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]

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  • Frank Arnould

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