The Effect of Post-Learning Wakeful Rest on the Retention of Second Language Learning Material over the Long Term

• Published in: Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 299 - 306
• Main Authors: Martini, Markus, Riedlsperger, Benjamin, Maran, Thomas, Sachse, Pierre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.02.2020; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Behavioral Science and Psychology; Equipment and supplies; Immediate recall; Language; Learning transfer; Memory; Psychology; Retention; Second language learning; Social Sciences; Teaching; Unaided recall; Young adults; United Kingdom; Long-term memory; Consolidation; Wakeful resting; Interference; Second language

Evidence exists that a brief period of wakeful rest after learning supports memory retention, while interference after learning weakens memory retention. We tested this so-called resting effect for second language learning material. In two counterbalanced within-subject designs, participants were in...