Koriat, Bjork, Sheffer, & Bar Designed a Study in Which

question 61

Multiple Choice

Koriat, Bjork, Sheffer, & Bar designed a study in which three groups of students were asked how well they would remember something-either immediately, tomorrow, or next week. What was the result?

• A) One group thought they would remember extremely well if asked to recall the information immediately; another group thought they would remember fairly well if asked to recall it tomorrow; the last group thought they would not remember well if asked to recall it next week.
• B) One group said they would remember very well if asked to recall the information next week, but another group said they would not remember well at all if asked to recall it tomorrow.
• C) All groups thought they would recall the information equally well, whether asked to recall it immediately, tomorrow, or next week.
• D) None of the groups thought they would be able to remember any of the information.

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