The Spacing Effect Means That

question 24

Multiple Choice

The spacing effect means that

• A) distributed study yields better retention than cramming.
• B) retention is improved when encoding and retrieval are separated by no more than 1 hour.
• C) learning causes a reduction in the size of the synaptic gap between certain neurons.
• D) delaying retrieval until memory has consolidated improves recall.

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Dead tissue that falls off from healthy skin after a burn, injury, or infection.

Scab

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