List of terms related to generation
| Term | Description | Antonym |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | The act of the learner generating an answer themselves rather than reading an answer. This is the overarching term that can be used whether the learner knew the material beforehand or not (whereas recall is used when the learner knew the material at some point beforehand but could have forgotten it). See generation effect. | Recognition/discrimination |
| Active recall/quiz and recall | Passive recall | |
| Testing effect | ||
| Pretesting effect | ||
| Meditation | A term used by Eliezer Yudkowsky to describe an exercise for the reader that the reader is encouraged to complete before reading on. |