Research on Using Massed and Spaced Practice to Train Postal

question 71

Multiple Choice

Research on using massed and spaced practice to train postal workers to use a letter-sorting machine showed that:

• A) the group that was the most satisfied with the training process also learned it the most quickly.
• B) those using spaced practice were more satisfied with their training.
• C) those using massed practice required the fewest hours of training to learn the task.
• D) those using spaced practice required the fewest hours of training to learn the task.

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