Compared to Massed Practice, a Person Familiar with Memory Research

question 206

Multiple Choice

Compared to massed practice, a person familiar with memory research would expect distributed practice to be a(n) ____ method of learning and remembering information long term.

• A) shorter but more intense
• B) equally effective
• C) less effective
• D) more effective

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Definitions:

Negative Value

A negative value represents a number less than zero, often indicating a deficit or reduction in mathematical and statistical contexts.

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped probability distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence.

Mean

The average value of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the number of values.

Standard Normal Deviate

Another term for Z-score, highlighting its role in standard normal distribution.