What Is the Testing Effect

question 44

Multiple Choice

What is the testing effect?

• A) the finding that taking a test distorts memory
• B) the Heisenburg principle in memory
• C) Memory is better if people study more rather than take a test.
• D) Memory is better if people take a test rather than study more.

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Definitions:

States of Consciousness

The different levels of awareness and wakefulness individuals experience, including wakefulness, sleep, dreaming, and altered states such as meditation or hypnosis.

Slow-Wave Sleep

A term used for both stage 3 and stage 4 sleep; characterized by slow, rolling eye movements, low cortical arousal, and slowed heart rate and respiration.

Stage 1 Sleep

The initial phase of the sleep cycle, characterized by light sleep, easy wakefulness, and a decrease in bodily movement and heart rate.

Reticular Activating System

A network of neurons located in the brainstem that plays a key role in regulating wakefulness, alertness, and transitions between sleep and wakefulness.