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:

Freud

An Austrian neurologist named Sigmund Freud created psychoanalysis, a therapeutic approach that treats mental illnesses by facilitating discussions between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Superego

A component of Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality, representing the moral conscience and ideal standards imposed by society and parents.

Adolescence

The period of life from about age 13 to the early 20s, during which a young person is no longer physically a child but is not yet an independent, self-supporting adult.

Superego

A component of Freud's psychoanalytic theory, representing the moral conscience and the ideals of parents and society.