When Creating a Presentation, Many Public-Speaking Instructors Will Tell You

question 197

Multiple Choice

When creating a presentation, many public-speaking instructors will tell you to develop a strong opening or attention getter to your presentation as well as a good summary and finish. What aspect of memory best explains these suggestions?

• A) serial position effect
• B) parallel distributed processing model of memory
• C) chunking
• D) elaborative rehearsal theory

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