AMES, IA – Whether you’re trying to ace a test or pick up a new hobby, Iowa State Psychology Professor Shana Carpenter says combining two strategies – spacing and retrieval practice – is key to ...

Many psychologists have believed that testing is good for memory, but only for the exact thing you are trying to remember: so-called "target memory." In a new study, researchers set out to test ...

Today, we’ve asked Robert A. Bjork to share his tip of the week. This is the last in a four-part series on learning. You can read the first one here, the second here, and the third here. Years ago, ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - College students who pore over their notes again and again as they prep for finals could use their studying time more wisely, according to new learning research from Purdue ...

Remembering the past is fraught with competition. Given the associative nature of memory, remembering a goal-relevant memory often involves selecting it against several competing memories, placing ...

After reviewing more than 100 years of research on learning, authors of a new paper say combining two strategies -- spacing and retrieval practice -- is key to success. Whether you're trying to ace a ...