Test-Expectancy and Word-Frequency Effects in Recall and Recognition.

Balota, David A.; Neely, James H.

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ERIC Number: EJ237836

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Publication Date: 1980-Sep

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Test-Expectancy and Word-Frequency Effects in Recall and Recognition.

Balota, David A.; Neely, James H.

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, v6 n5 p576-87 Sep 1980

Undergraduates were induced to expect a recall or recognition test and then to remember a critical list consisting of both high-frequency and low-frequency words. Groups received either an expected or unexpected recall or recognition test. People expecting recall did better, especially with high-frequency words. (Author/RD)

Descriptors: Expectation, Higher Education, Incidental Learning, Intentional Learning, Learning Activities, Memory, Recall (Psychology), Tests, Word Frequency, Word Lists, Word Recognition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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