You Are About to Take a Final Exam, and You

question 29

Multiple Choice

You are about to take a final exam, and you are spending the last few minutes in class going over your notes before the professor hands out the test. There are certain topics you studied very well, but others you are not so sure about. As soon as the professor hands out the test, you scribble down those few terms you are not very confident about, before you forget them. These terms are likely stored in _____.

• A) Short-term memory
• B) Long-term memory
• C) Sensory memory
• D) Echoic memory

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Definitions:

Normal Distribution

A symmetric, bell-shaped frequency distribution curve where most occurrences take place around the central peak and probabilities for values taper off equally towards either end.

Maximum Oxygen Uptake

The maximum rate at which an individual can consume oxygen during intense or maximal exercise, indicative of aerobic capacity.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, indicating the spread from the mean.

Physical Fitness

The ability of an individual to carry out daily tasks with optimal performance, endurance, and strength, due to good health and physical conditioning.