College Students Who Memorized 20 Lists of Words (One List

question 500

Multiple Choice

College students who memorized 20 lists of words (one list each day) recalled only 15 percent of the last list. Students who learned only one list recalled 80 percent of it. This is best explained by which theory of forgetting?

• A)memory decay
• B)interference
• C)state-dependent learning
• D)encoding failure

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Definitions:

Transverse Colon

A section of the large intestine that crosses the abdomen from the ascending colon to the descending colon.

Sigmoid Colon

The part of the large intestine that is closest to the rectum and anus, shaped like an "S."

Sigmoid Colon

The part of the large intestine closest to the rectum and anus, curving in an 'S' shape.

Descending Colon

A part of the large intestine that transports feces downward from the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon on the left side of the abdomen.