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Title: Pretesting can be beneficial even when using the internet to answer questions.
Authors: Storm, Benjamin C. (AUTHOR), James, Kelsey K. (AUTHOR), Stone, Sean M. (AUTHOR)
Source: Memory. Apr2022, Vol. 30 Issue 4, p388-395. 8p.
Subjects: Internet, Memory, Hypothesis
Abstract: Research on the pretesting effect has shown that attempting to retrieve or generate information, even when unsuccessful, can potentiate the subsequent learning and remembering of that information. In the current research, we tested the hypothesis that when information can be accessed online, people may be less likely to retrieve or generate information on their own, thus making them less likely to benefit from the pretesting effect. The results of two experiments failed to provide support for this hypothesis. Participants remembered pretested information better than non-pretested information regardless of whether they were required to attempt to retrieve answers from memory or search for the answers using Google. The results suggest that the benefits of pretesting can be observed even when people rely on the internet to answer the questions they encounter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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