Effects of comprehension on retention of prose.

1971/05/01 by D. James Dooling, Roy Lachman · 372 citations
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · #Cognitive psychology #Comprehension #Lexicography and Language Studies #Linguistics #Philosophy #Psychology #Second Language Acquisition and Learning #Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes

paper · doi:10.1037/h0030904

published in Journal of Experimental Psychology 88(2), 216-222 (American Psychological Association)

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