Sentence examples for retrieval attempt from inspiring English sources

We tested the hypothesis that the medial temporal lobe (MTL) is involved in the actual recovery of verbal information (retrieval success) rather than in the attempt to retrieve information (retrieval attempt).

Since the activation is observed even when a cue fails to retrieve the primed stimulus, it is generally associated with retrieval attempt, rather than the retrieval itself [ 12, 14, 15].

A man steps forward and suggests that a passenger with a fishing rod be enlisted in a retrieval attempt.

This simple technique has been successful in 10 patients after a failed standard retrieval attempt.

That is, a study opportunity that immediately follows a retrieval attempt may be more fruitful than when that same studying was not preceded by retrieval (Arnold & McDermott, 2013).

Kornell, Klein, and Rawson (2015), however, found that it was the retrieval attempt and not the correct production of information that produced the retrieval practice benefit – as long as the correct answer was provided after an unsuccessful attempt, the benefit was the same as for a successful retrieval attempt in this set of studies.

In fact, even unsuccessful retrieval attempts can enhance subsequent learning (Kornell, Hays, & Bjork, 2009; Richland, Kornell, & Kao, 2009).

In an eyewitness situation, the various retrieval attempts may take place under highly varying physical, mental, and emotional conditions, all of which can serve as retrieval cues.

Second, reminisced details—ones produced in later but not earlier retrieval attempts—should be no less accurate than forgotten ones, produced in earlier but not later attempts.

From a practical perspective, it would be helpful for teachers to know when retrieval attempts in the absence of success are helpful, and when they are not.

The within-subject comparison offers high power (.83) but confounds the time of original output with the number of failed retrieval attempts prior to being output.