Research on Speed-Reading Courses Indicates That

question 41

Multiple Choice

Research on speed-reading courses indicates that

• A)comprehension suffers as reading speed increases.
• B)comprehension is not negatively impacted.
• C)speed is completely unrelated to comprehension.
• D)the faster we read, the better able we are to retain attention to the text.

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Definitions:

Situational Attribution

A decision by an observer to attribute a behavior to environmental forces facing the person who performed it rather than to that person’s internal state. See also Dispositional attribution.

Dispositional Attribution

A decision by an observer to attribute a behavior to the internal state(s) of the person who performed it rather than to factors in that person’s environment.

Internal Locus

An individual's belief that they can control their life events and outcomes, as opposed to external forces having that control.

External Locus

The belief that external forces or situations beyond one's own control dictate the outcomes of one's actions.