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McKinley, Geoffrey L. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Retrieval is a potent method of learning, with a variety of indirect and direct benefits. The "testing effect" describes the finding that retrieving information enhances long-term retention of that information, relative to restudying. Learners appear to be unaware of this benefit, and in turn, underutilize retrieval. As technology has…
Descriptors: Long Term Memory, Information Seeking, Learning Processes, Memory
Noelle L. Brown – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The current study examined the role of attention in prospective memory. Prospective memory refers to the ability to form an intention to do something in the future, such as email a colleague, and additionally remembering to do so at the appropriate moment. Theories of prospective memory retrieval suggest that attention is required to complete an…
Descriptors: Intention, Memory, Cognitive Processes, Long Term Memory