Katie and Inez Are Roommates Taking the Same Psychology Class

question 50

Multiple Choice

Katie and Inez are roommates taking the same psychology class.They have a test in four days during a 10:00 - 11:00 AM class period.Both women intend to study for three hours,but because of different work schedules,Katie will study one hour for each of the next three days,while Inez will study three hours the day before the exam.What could you predict about their performances?

• A)Katie and Inez should perform equally well,because each studied the same time overall (supporting the equal-time hypothesis).
• B)Inez will perform better because of a long-term memory recency effect.
• C)Katie should perform better because of the spacing effect.
• D)State-dependent learning predicts that Katie should perform better,because the exam takes place during a one-hour class period.

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Definitions:

Active Listening

Listening with greater concentration, less tolerance for distractions, and more feedback to the speaker.

Tolerance

The state of needing more and more of a substance to get the desired effect.

Unconsciously

Operating or existing without conscious awareness or control, often referring to actions or thought processes that occur automatically.

Internal Climate

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