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The Testing Effect and Its Relation to Working Memory Capacity and Personality Characteristics
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Bertilsson, Frida; Wiklund-Hörnqvist, Carola; Stenlund, Tova; Jonsson, Bert – Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 2017
Retrieval practice is known to lead to better retention of a to-be-learned material than restudy (i.e., the testing effect). However, few studies have investigated retrieval practice in relation to working memory capacity (WMC) and personality characteristics such as grittiness (Grit) and need for cognition (NFC). In two experiments, we examined…
Descriptors: Recall (Psychology), Short Term Memory, Testing, Personality Traits