Multiple Choice Questions Are Often Easier for Students Than Essay

question 36

Multiple Choice

Multiple choice questions are often easier for students than essay questions.This is because the answer choices serve as ___.

• A) primers
• B) activation cues
• C) retrieval cues
• D) tip-of-the-tongue cues

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Definitions:

Retrieving

The process of getting information out of memory storage and back into conscious awareness.

Videotape

A magnetic tape used for recording and playing back visual and auditory information.

Soundtrack

The audio component of a movie, video game, or television program, including music, dialogue, and sound effects.

Source Misattribution

A memory error where a person is unable to remember the correct source of a memory, leading to incorrect assumptions about its origin.