The Impact of Retrieval Difficulty on Retrieval-induced Enhancement Effects

Key Points

• The research aims to clarify the relationship between retrieval difficulty and retrieval-induced enhancement effects.
• Manipulated retrieval cues based on positions of characters in Chinese idioms.
• Examined effects on memory recall using different retrieval difficulty levels.
• Compared enhancement effects across varying cue conditions.
• Chinese idioms produced retrieval-induced enhancement effects.
• Retrieval difficulty was higher with cues from positions two and four compared to one and three.
• As retrieval difficulty increased, retrieval-induced enhancement effects also increased.