In Their First Experiment on Study Strategies on Memory Performance

question 51

Multiple Choice

In their first experiment on study strategies on memory performance, Roediger and Karpicke (2006) found that a practice test led to better memory one week later than rereading the material one time. Roediger and Karpicke then used ________ in their second experiment to test the role of rereading multiple times as a study strategy compared to practice testing.

• A)creative thinking in science
• B)"what's next?" thinking
• C)falsification
• D)serendipitous thinking

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Definitions:

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