Theide and Anderson (2003) Asked Groups of Students to Read

question 347

Multiple Choice

Theide and Anderson (2003) asked groups of students to read six test passages. One group did not summarize the passages, one group summarized each passage immediately after they read it, and one group summarized all six passages after a delay. Their results showed that the delayed summary group ________.

• A)understood more of the material than the no summary and immediate summary groups
• B)understood less of the material than the no summary and immediate summary groups
• C)had more accurate knowledge of how well they understood the material
• D)had less accurate knowledge of how well they understood the material

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Definitions:

Affective Component

Part of an attitude related to emotion and feeling, influencing how individuals feel about an object, person, or situation.

Situational

Pertaining to or dependent upon the context or specific circumstances in which an event occurs.

Specific Behaviors

Observable actions or reactions of individuals in response to external or internal stimuli.

Attitudes

A learned predisposition to respond in a consistently favorable or unfavorable manner with respect to a given object.