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information entity > theoretical entity > testable hypothesis > retrieval effort hypothesis

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retrieval effort hypothesis  

Definition

  • Retention is enhanced with success to difficult memory tests compared to easy memory tests.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Pyc, M. A., & Rawson, K. A. (2009). Testing the retrieval effort hypothesis: Does greater difficulty correctly recalling information lead to higher levels of memory? Journal of Memory and Language, 60(4), 437–447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jml.2009.01.004

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-SZ7ZWLT1-H

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