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Papay, James P.; Hansen, Duncan N. – 1970
The hypotheses of this study include: (1) intentional forgetting, operationalized by a forget signal, will produce augmented recall; (2) highly organized groups of sentences will produce the best recall; and (3) anxiety state will produce a complex interaction with the forget signal and degree of organization variable on the amount of materials…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cognitive Processes, Cues, Learning Processes
Gagne, Robert M.; Wiegand, Virginia K. – J Educ Psychol, 1970
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Context Clues, Grade 4, Learning
Reed, Adam – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1977
The introduction of laboratory computers has facilitated investigation of quantitative theories in the investigation of memory. Data from a recent qualitative study was used to test two quantitative theories. The strength-resistance theory fitted the data quantitatively without significant deviations. Statistical tables and references are…
Descriptors: Language Research, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Memorization
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Corballis, Michael C. – Psychological Review, 1979
Ratcliff's theory of memory retrieval which posits parallel processing and Sternberg's serial processing explanation of memory scanning are reviewed and contrasted. Discrepancy between the two theories may arise because they focus on different aspects of the data. If scanning without comparisons takes place, the two views may be reconciled.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Cues, Learning Processes