When Drafting Content for Online Reports,it Is Helpful to Use

question 32

Multiple Choice

When drafting content for online reports,it is helpful to use the inverted pyramid style of organization in which you

• A)cover the most important information first and then gradually reveal more detail.
• B)cover the least important information first and work your way to the main idea.
• C)pretend you're headed in one direction,and reveal your true intentions at the end.
• D)walk readers through arguments you don't support,and then explain why.
• E)use as many complex sentences as possible.

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Definitions:

Depth of Processing

A theory suggesting the depth (shallow to deep) of mental processing affects memory recall; deeper processing leads to better recall.

Retroactive Interference

The phenomenon where newly learned information interferes with the recall of information learned previously.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where old memories interfere with the recall of new memories.

Encoding Specificity Principle

The principle that recall is most effective when information available at the time of recall is similar to the information available at the time of encoding.