Generally Speaking, Elaboration Helps Students Learn New Information

question 16

Multiple Choice

Generally speaking, elaboration helps students learn new information. An exception to this rule is when students elaborate on this information:

• A) After having already organized it in a hierarchical fashion
• B) Using previously stored erroneous information
• C) Using information they stored many years earlier
• D) Very quickly

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Definitions:

Procedural Memories

Memories of the processes involved in performing certain activities, often learned through repetition and practice, such as riding a bike or typing on a keyboard.

Confabulations

Fabricated memories believed to be true by the person but that actually never happened.

Prefrontal Cortex

The part of the brain located at the front of the frontal lobe, involved in complex behaviors including decision making and moderating social behavior.

Wild Guesses

Estimations or predictions made with little to no evidence or rationale, often relying solely on intuition.