College Students' Memory for Vocabulary in Their Majors: Evidence for a Nonlinear Relation Between Knowledge and Memory.

The effect of domain knowledge on students' memory for vocabulary terms was investigated. Participants were 142 college students (94 education majors and 48 business majors). The measure of domain knowledge was the number of courses completed in the major. Students recalled three different lists (co...

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Published in:	Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 181 - 196
Main Authors:	DeMarie, Darlene, Aloise-Young, Patricia A., Prideaux, Cheri L.
Format:	Article
Published:	Canadian Psychological Association September 2004
Subjects:	Memory Theory of knowledge
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