A rehearsal-based deficient-processing account cannot explain the developmental emergence of the spacing effect¶
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q1 i? The rehearsal-amount theory predicts no spacing effect for either preschoolers or first-graders, contradicting the observed first-grader effect. → Thomas C. Toppino and William DiGeorge 1984
Evidence¶
Thomas C. Toppino and William DiGeorge 1984¶
Thomas C. Toppino and William DiGeorge. (1984). The spacing effect in free recall emerges with development. Memory & Cognition, 12(2), 118-122. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=The+spacing+effect+in+free+recall+emerges+with+development+Memory+%26+Cognition+1984
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A theoretical argument in the general discussion: because first-graders rehearse only one item at a time (the most recently presented), massed and spaced repetitions would receive equal rehearsal of the first presentation, so "we should have obtained no spacing effect for either preschool or first-grade children."
"Thus, if rehearsal underlies the spacing effect, we should have obtained no spacing effect for either preschool or first-grade children."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- First-grade children show the typical spacing effect in free recall with the same picture procedures — related
- Preschool children benefit from repetition in free recall, recalling repeated pictures better than once-presented ones — related
- Preschool children do not exhibit a spacing effect in free recall, although they benefit from repetition — related
- Preschoolers' recall of repeated items exceeds the maximum predicted by encoding variability theories assuming independent encodings — related
- Grade level and repetition spacing interact significantly in children's free recall — related
- Spaced Practice Improves Retention — a broader claim this one bears on
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A rehearsal-based deficient-processing account cannot explain the developmental emergence of the spacing effect |
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A rehearsal-based deficient-processing account cannot explain the developmental emergence of the spacing effect |
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