generation effect

noun

The tendency to better remember information if it is generated from one's own mind rather than simply read.

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Meanings

noungeneration effect (plural generation effects)

plural generation effects

  1. human sciencesThe tendency to better remember information if it is generated from one's own mind rather than simply read.
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