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| Context Clues | 1 |
| Cues | 1 |
| Decoding (Reading) | 1 |
| Memory | 1 |
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| Reading Comprehension | 1 |
| Semantics | 1 |
| Verbal Learning | 1 |
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| Journal of Verbal Learning… | 1 |
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| Anderson, Richard C. | 1 |
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Anderson, Richard C.; And Others – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1976
Three experiments investigated the hypothesis that, when interpreted in context, general terms are typically encoded on the basis of an instantiation. Results indicated that a particular term naming the expected instantiation of a general term was a better cue for recall of a sentence than the general term itself. (CHK)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Cues, Decoding (Reading), Memory
