Kristen Has a Difficult Time Retrieving the Answers to Simple

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Multiple Choice

Kristen has a difficult time retrieving the answers to simple multiplication problems from memory,causing her to spend a great deal of time on each word problem she encounters on tests.According to the limited-resource model,Kristen has trouble on math exams because

• A) her poor math fact retrieval taxes her cognitive resources to the point of usurping energy from other processes.
• B) she has limited knowledge of and experience with solving mathematical word problems.
• C) she has limited knowledge of and experience with problem solving that requires memory resources.
• D) numerical information does not flow through the proper memory sequence for Kristen to successfully solve math problems.

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