Tessa Is in Her First Year at Carleton University and Is

question 50

Multiple Choice

Tessa is in her first year at Carleton University and is trying to incorporate what she has learned about memory in her psychology class when she studies for her exams. Tessa has a biology midterm next week and is very stressed out about it. To prepare, Tessa has compiled a list with all the terms and definitions she needs to learn for her midterm.
-In her psychology class,Tessa recently learned about the concept of memory consolidation.What should Tessa do to increase the probability of consolidation taking place

• A) Go to sleep.
• B) Go for a run.
• C) Wake up early to review her notes.
• D) Take a cold shower.

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Definitions:

Stanford-Binet

The widely used American revision (by Terman at Stanford University) of Binet’s original intelligence test.

Mental Age

A measure of intelligence test performance devised by Binet; the chronological age that most typically corresponds to a given level of performance. Thus, a child who does as well as the average 8-year-old is said to have a mental age of 8.

Divergent Thinking

Divergent thinking is a thought process or method used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions, often leading to unique and unconventional outcomes.

Mental Age

A measure of an individual's cognitive ability as compared to the average cognitive ability for their chronological age.