Corbin Is Convinced That He Remembers the Material from His

question 47

Multiple Choice

Corbin is convinced that he remembers the material from his text much better when he studies for 3 hours straight through on the night before the exam, rather than when he studies for 30 minutes each night on 6 consecutive nights. Corbin's experience is NOT consistent with memory research that has documented the effectiveness of ​

• A)chunking.
• B)distributed practice. ​
• C)massed practice. ​
• D)prospective memory. ​

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Definitions:

State Capital

The city designated as the administrative center of a state, where government buildings and officials reside.

Retroactive Interference

A phenomenon where newly learned information interferes with the recall of previously learned information.

Long-Term Memory

The aspect of memory where information is stored for an extended period, from days to decades.

Retrograde Amnesia

The inability to recall memories of events or knowledge acquired before experiencing an injury or developing a disease.