The Generation Effect: Delineation of a Phenomenon

Volume: 4, Issue: 6, Pages: 592 - 604
Published: Nov 1, 1978
Abstract
Five experiments are reported comparing memory for words that were generated by the subjects themselves with the same words when they were simply presented to be read. In all cases, performance in the generate condition was superior to that in the read condition. This held for measures of cued and uncued recognition, free and cued recall, and confidence ratings. The phenomenon persisted across variations in encoding rules, timed or selfpaced...
Paper Details
Title
The Generation Effect: Delineation of a Phenomenon
Published Date
Nov 1, 1978
Volume
4
Issue
6
Pages
592 - 604
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