Kornell (2009) Asked Participants to Study Difficult GRE-Type Words and Their

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Multiple Choice

Kornell (2009) asked participants to study difficult GRE-type words and their more common synonyms (e.g., effulgent: brilliant) .Kornell found that:

• A)students who were made to distribute their study remembered many more vocabulary terms than those who were made to mass their study.
• B)students who were made to mass their study remembered many more vocabulary terms than those who were made to distribute their study.
• C)students who choose to mass their study did better than students who were forced to mass their study.
• D)students who choose to distribute their study did better than students who were forced to distribute their study.

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Definitions:

External Auditory Canal

The passage leading from the outer ear to the eardrum, transmitting sound waves to the eardrum.

Eardrum

A delicate film that divides the outer from the middle ear, moving in reaction to sound waves.

Sound Waves

Sonic oscillations transmitted through the air or other mediums, detectable upon reaching the ears of people or animals.

Carotid Canal

A passage in the temporal bone of the skull through which the internal carotid artery enters the cranial cavity to supply blood to the brain.