Thirty Years Ago,it Took Margie Ten Hours to Learn How

question 107

Multiple Choice

Thirty years ago,it took Margie ten hours to learn how to ride a bike.She has not ridden a bike since then.Now she is relearning how to ride a bike,but this time,it takes her only five hours.Because it took her less time to relearn the skill than to learn it initially,Margie is demonstrating ____.

• A) the recency effect
• B) savings
• C) retroactive inhibition
• D) proactive inhibition

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Definitions:

SSE

Stands for Sum of Squared Errors, a measure used in statistics to quantify the discrepancy between the data and an estimation model.

Standard Error

A measure of the dispersion or variability of a sample statistic, such as the mean, from the population mean, often used to indicate precision.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, most commonly the mean, reflecting the variability of an estimate from sample to sample.

Estimate

An approximate calculation or judgment of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something.