“…An important role for experimental psychology is to assess if and how these bedrock educational principles align with what we know about the basic mechanisms of learning and memory. Indeed, a number of recent experiments with adults have shown that minimal forms of volitional control (specifically, allowing learners to select the order and pacing of study) lead to memory improvements compared to study situations lacking this control (Harman, Humphrey, & Goodale, 1999;Voss, Warren, et al, 2011;Voss, Galvan, & Gonsalves, 2011;Voss, Gonsalves, Federmeier, Tranel, & Cohen, 2011;Liu, Ward, & Markall, 2007;Meijer & Van der Lubbe, 2011;Markant, DuBrow, Davachi, & Gureckis, 2014;Plancher, Barra, Orriols, & Piolino, 2013).…”