Baddely and Longman (1978)compared Various Massed and Distributed Training Schedules

question 16

Multiple Choice

Baddely and Longman (1978) compared various massed and distributed training schedules for training postal workers and found the worst schedule for learning to be:

• A) 2-hour sessions twice a day for 3 weeks
• B) 2-hour sessions once a day for 6 weeks
• C) 1-hour sessions twice a day for 6 weeks
• D) 1-hour sessions once a day for 12 weeks

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