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generation effect

generation effect noun: the tendency to better remember information if it is generated from one's own mind rather than simply read.

Noun

generation effect (plural generation effects)

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

Forms of generation effect

pluralgeneration effects

Questions about generation effect

What does generation effect mean?
Generation effect means the tendency to better remember information if it is generated from one's own mind rather than simply read.
What part of speech is generation effect?
Generation effect is a noun.
What is the plural of generation effect?
The plural of generation effect is generation effects.

Words near generation effect in the dictionary

  1. Generation A
  2. Generation Alpha
  3. Generation Alphas
  4. Generation Beta
  5. Generation Betas
  6. generation effect
  7. generation effects
  8. Generation Facebook
  9. generation gap
  10. generation gaps
  11. Generation Jones

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