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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Definitions:

Slope-Intercept Form

A linear equation format, y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept of the line, representing its steepness and position on the y-axis, respectively.

Slope-Intercept Form

An equation of the form y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept of the line.

Parallel

Lines in a plane that never meet, no matter how far they are extended, because they have the same slope.

Line

A geometric figure that is one-dimensional, has no thickness, and stretches indefinitely in both directions is referred to as a line.