Imagine That You Studied Hard for an Exam and Thought

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Essay

Imagine that you studied hard for an exam and thought you did well, but when you got it back, your grade was much lower than you expected. Describe what you would do and why.

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Definitions:

Mnemonic Devices

Techniques a person can use to help them improve their ability to remember something.

Priming

A technique in psychology used to train an individual's memory in both perceptual and conceptual forms.

Serial Position Effect

A cognitive phenomenon where items at the beginning and end of a list are more likely to be remembered than those in the middle.

Effortful Processing

The active process of trying to remember, learn, or understand something, which requires attention and deliberate effort.