Julaine and Trystan Are Taking a Political Science Midterm

question 230

Multiple Choice

Julaine and Trystan are taking a political science midterm.The test covers five chapters.Yesterday,Julaine studied all five chapters in an 8-hour marathon session.Trystan studied the material over a 5-day period,for just over 90 minutes each day.All else being equal,which student is likely to perform best on the test,and why?

• A) Julaine should outperform Trystan,because massed practice is superior to distributed practice.
• B) Trystan should outperform Julaine,because distributed practice is superior to massed practice.
• C) Julaine should outperform Trystan,because distributed practice is superior to massed practice.
• D) Trystan should outperform Julaine,because massed practice is superior to distributed practice.

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