Students in One Study Had the Task of Trying to Recall

question 547

Multiple Choice

Students in one study had the task of trying to recall a list of 600 words. As they read the list, the students were asked to write down three other words closely related in meaning to each listed word. In a test given later, the words each student supplied were used as the retrieval cues to jog memory. The students were able to recall what percent of the original list of 600 words using these cues?

• A)20 percent
• B)45 percent
• C)65 percent
• D)90 percent

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Definitions:

Direct Selling

A sales method where products are marketed directly to consumers, bypassing traditional retail environments.

Face-to-face Customer Contact

Direct, in-person interaction between a business representative and its customers.

Aura

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