A Student Has an Upcoming Test

question 113

Multiple Choice

A student has an upcoming test.Based on the principle of encoding specificity,what approach to studying the classroom material should the student take?

• A)Study with a group of peers.
• B)Study as he typically does,listening to music while lying in bed.
• C)Study under conditions that will be similar to those under which he will be tested.
• D)Study by repeating the material in the same order during each study session.

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Definitions:

Plants

Living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae, characterized by photosynthesis, a process that converts light energy into chemical energy.

Insects

Small arthropods belonging to the class Insecta, characterized by a three-part body, compound eyes, and one pair of antennae.

Cenozoic

The current geological era, beginning 66 million years ago and marked by significant evolutionary developments.

Punctuated Equilibrium

A hypothesis that new organisms or new characteristics of an existing organism appear rather suddenly in geologic terms instead of evolving gradually.