The contributions of encoding effort and variability to the spacing effect on free recall.

Coding Processes in Human Memory

Lloyd R. Peterson, Arthur W. Melton, Edwin Martin · The American Journal of Psychology · 1973 · 1.6K citations

Cognitive Science, Memory System, Neurolinguistics +8

The situation with respect to the spacing of repetitions and memory

Arthur W. Melton · Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior · 1970 · 524 citations · Full text

Cognitive Science, Memory System, Cognitive Neuroscience +11

Retrieval processes in recognition memory: Effects of associative context.

Endel Tulving, Donald M. Thomson · Journal of Experimental Psychology · 1971 · 347 citations

Memory Retrieval, Cognitive Science, Retrieval Processes +6

Processing demands during mental operations

Beth Kerr · Memory & Cognition · 1973 · 303 citations · Full text

Cognitive Science, Neuropsychology, Task Performance +9

Intraserial repetition and coding processes in free recall

Stephen Madigan · Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior · 1969 · 244 citations

Cognitive Science, Mnemonic, Experimental Psychology +7