According to Your Textbook,you Will Find It Easier to Concentrate

question 16

Multiple Choice

According to your textbook,you will find it easier to concentrate on longer reading assignments if you

• A)break them into several smaller segments.
• B)read them straight through.
• C)read them out loud.
• D)read them while watching TV.

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Definitions:

Elaborative Rehearsal

Association of new information with already stored knowledge and analysis of the new information to make it memorable.

Maintenance Rehearsal

A cognitive process involving the repetition of information to keep it within working memory or to store it in short-term and eventually long-term memory.

Long-term Potentiation

A process involving the strengthening of synapses based on recent patterns of activity, which plays a key role in the formation of memories.

Associating New Items

The cognitive process of linking new information with existing knowledge.