Hugh Is Studying for His Geography Test

question 47

Multiple Choice

Hugh is studying for his geography test. He is in a hurry, so he focuses on the main points of the text and skips all of the examples that the authors provide to illustrate each main point. In this case, Hugh is using

• A) an efficient study strategy, because examples often cause students to become confused about key issues.
• B) chunking to create fewer storage units, and this should aid his later recall of the information.
• C) deep processing, which should produce a very durable memory for the material.
• D) an ineffective study strategy and will probably not retain many of the main ideas that he reads.

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