Sandra Read a Section of Her Textbook, but When She

question 33

Multiple Choice

Sandra read a section of her textbook, but when she tried to answer the concept check questions at the end of the section, she could not even remember reading about the topics covered in the questions. It is likely that when reading, Sandra used _____ rather than _____, which is required for effective study.

• A) visual encoding; verbal encoding
• B) verbal encoding; visual encoding
• C) automatic processing; effortful processing
• D) effortful processing; automatic processing

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Definitions:

Multiply

To increase in number by a specific factor; in arithmetic, it is the operation of adding a number to itself a certain number of times.

Decimal

A figure that features a decimal point to signify a part of a whole.

Round

To approximate a number to a specified degree of significance, often to the nearest whole number.