A Nursing Student Complains About Difficulty Remembering Information Read in the Text

question 17

Multiple Choice

A nursing student complains about difficulty remembering information read in the text. To resolve this problem effectively, the student should address the fact that the most common reason students cannot remember information is

• A) information overload.
• B) lack of understanding of the material.
• C) new knowledge interferes with recall of old knowledge.
• D) old knowledge interferes with recall of new material.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of variability that shows the spread or dispersion of a set of data points.

Mean

A statistical measure referring to the average value in a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the number of values.

Range

In statistics, the difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution, indicating dispersion or variability.

Inferential Statistic

A set of methods used to make inferences or predictions about a larger population based on data collected from a smaller sample.