Which of the Following Advantages Are Gained by Studying Death

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following advantages are gained by studying death and dying?
1) It can focus attention on the importance of taking care of unfinished business.
2) It helps individuals dissipate feelings of guilt or blame about a loved one's death.
3) It helps individuals avoid the severe pain of grief.
4) It allows opportunities to explore unexpressed and unresolved grief.

• A) 1, 2, and 3
• B) 1, 2, and 4
• C) 1, 3, and 4
• D) 2, 3, and 4

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Definitions:

Spacing Effect

The phenomenon where learning is more effective when study sessions are spaced out over time rather than crammed in a short period.

Rehearsal

A cognitive process in which information is repeated mentally or out loud to maintain it in short-term memory or to encode it for long-term memory.

Encoding

The method of transforming data into a format that enables its storage in our memory.

Retrieval

The act of retrieving and making conscious information that is kept in memory.