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Peer reviewedMonsell, Stephen – Cognitive Psychology, 1978
Four possible mechanisms for short-term item recognition are distinguished. Manipulations of recency, particularly of negative probe items, provide critical tests. Two experiments were conducted using Sternberg's varied-set reaction time paradigm, coupled with procedures intended to minimize rehearsal and control the recency of probes and memory…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Memory
Bentley, Donna Anderson; Blount, H. Parker – 1980
A study was undertaken to assess the efficacy of the spaced lecture as a possible alternative to the traditional lecture method. The spaced lecture separates note-taking from intensive listening. Two hundred male and female freshman and sophomore students at a junior college in Georgia in fall 1978, in intact classes, were administered three main…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Course Organization, Educational Experiments
