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Retrieval Difficulty

Retrieval Difficulty is a cognitive construct denoting the degree of mental effort required to access and reproduce target information from long-term memory during retrieval practice, distinguished from related constructs by its focus on the inherent challenge of cue-to-retrieval mapping rather than storage strength or interference.

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The Critical Importance of Retrieval for Learning

Jeffrey D. Karpicke, Henry L. Roediger · Science · 2008 · 1.8K citations

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Evaluating storage, retention, and retrieval in disordered memory and learning

Herman Buschke, Paula Altman Fuld · Neurology · 1974 · 1.6K citations

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Ease of retrieval as information: Another look at the availability heuristic.

Norbert Schwarz, Herbert Bless, Fritz Strack et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1991 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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An Activation‐Based Model of Sentence Processing as Skilled Memory Retrieval

Richard L. Lewis, Shravan Vasishth · Cognitive Science · 2005 · 1K citations · Full text

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Retrieval inhibition as an adaptive mechanism in human memory.

Robert A. Bjork · 1989 · 600 citations

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Authors

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  1. RA
    Robert A. Bjork

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    7 publications · 2.2K citations

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  2. BP
    Brian P. Ackerman

    University of Delaware, United States

    6 publications · 135 citations

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  3. JD
    Jeffrey D. Karpicke

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    6 publications · 2.4K citations

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  4. EL
    Edward L. Wilding

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 244 citations

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  5. FI
    Fergus I. M. Craik

    University of Toronto, Canada

    4 publications · 381 citations

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Institutions

278

  1. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    5.1K citations

  2. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    8 h-index

    18 publications

    3.5K citations

  3. Kent State University

    Kent, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    1.4K citations

  4. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. University of North Carolina at Greensboro

    Greensboro, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    659 citations

  6. University of Regensburg

    Regensburg, Germany

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    552 citations

  7. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    1.6K citations

  8. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    4.8K citations

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  1. Memory & Cognition

    24 publications · 2K citations

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  2. 16

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  3. Journal of Memory and Language

    12 publications · 1.4K citations

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  4. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

    JECP · 14 publications · 600 citations

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  5. Child Development

    10 publications · 394 citations

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