In Theide and Anderson's Study on Metacomprehension in Undergraduates, What

question 147

Multiple Choice

In Theide and Anderson's study on metacomprehension in undergraduates, what was the relationship between metacomprehension and performance for students writing summaries and the control group?

• A) Only students in the delayed summary group were able to judge their comprehension accurately.
• B) None of the groups were accurate at judging their comprehension.
• C) There was a positive correlation between comprehension and performance for the two summary groups but not for the control group.
• D) There was a positive correlation between comprehension and performance for all groups but the relationship was much weaker for the immediate summary and control groups.

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Definitions:

Altruism

The selfless concern for the well-being of others without expecting anything in return.

Hegel

A German philosopher known for his dialectical method and the concept of the Absolute Spirit, emphasizing the historical development of consciousness and reality.

Spirit

In Hegel, the all-embracing idea that includes the entire universe and all of humanity. More generally, spirit means enthusiasm (as in “team spirit” or “when the spirit moves me”); in religion, spirit usually refers to an intangible being, such as God or, sometimes, the human soul.

Nirvana

In Buddhism, it refers to an exalted condition where there is an absence of pain, craving, or self-identity, and the individual is liberated from karma's influence and the continual cycle of mortality and rebirth.