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Reductions in Retrieval Competition Predict the Benefit of Repeated Testing

Repeated testing leads to improved long-term memory retention compared to repeated study, but the mechanism underlying this improvement remains controversial. In this work, we test the hypothesis that retrieval practice benefits subsequent recall by reducing competition from related memories. This h...

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Autores principales: Rafidi, Nicole S., Hulbert, Justin C., Brooks, Paula P., Norman, Kenneth A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6078947/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30082704
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29686-y