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Comparing and combining expanding retrieval practice and the keyword mnemonic for foreign vocabulary learning.

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Comparing and combining expanding retrieval practice and the keyword mnemonic for foreign vocabulary learning. / Fritz, C.; Morris, P. E.; Acton, M. et al.
In: Applied Cognitive Psychology, Vol. 21, No. 4, 2007, p. 499-526.

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Fritz C, Morris PE, Acton M, Voelkel AR, Etkind R. Comparing and combining expanding retrieval practice and the keyword mnemonic for foreign vocabulary learning. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 2007;21(4):499-526. Epub 2006 Aug 30. doi: 10.1002/acp.1287

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Fritz, C. ; Morris, P. E. ; Acton, M. et al. / Comparing and combining expanding retrieval practice and the keyword mnemonic for foreign vocabulary learning. In: Applied Cognitive Psychology. 2007 ; Vol. 21, No. 4. pp. 499-526.

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