Which Statement Is an Apt Description of the Findings of Wanner's

question 91

Multiple Choice

Which statement is an apt description of the findings of Wanner's (1968) study of memory for wording of passages?

• A) Words are remembered at a higher rate than are other stimuli,such as numbers or letters.
• B) Memory for changes in wording that affect the meaning of a passage is better than memory for changes in wording that affect only the style of the passage.
• C) If attention is divided,participants only remember the content of the passage,but if attention if not manipulated,they remember both content and exact wording.
• D) Being warned that there will be a memory test for the exact wording of written material before reading it improves performance on the subsequent test.

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