The testing effect, as it relates to memory, refers to:
a. anxiety's negative consequences for student test performance
b. spreading activation's role in helping students recall information
c. the effect of taking tests on improving retention
d. the impact of knowing in advance that one will be tested
Ques. 2Bartlett's study of The War of the Ghosts emphasizes the role that ___?___ errors
play in text comprehension
a. constructive
b. translation
c. syntactic
d. reconstructive
Ques. 3Which of the following variables has the most pronounced effect on retrieval of
information from long term memory?
a. time
b. events that occur prior to encoding
c. events that occur between encoding and retrieval
d. relevant cues
Ques. 4The best example of an internal, controllable attribution is
a. effort
b. task difficulty
c. the teacher
d. luck
Ques. 5The generation effect is consistent with the idea that
a. processing effort is more important than processing time
b. active encoding facilitates organization and retrieval in long term memory
c. effective learning depends more on the learner than the to-be-learned
information
d. all of the above
Ques. 6A student explains her low project grade as due to a combination of a hectic week,
little time, and a balky word processor. Her explanation best illustrates the concept of
a. propositions
b. self-efficacy
c. outcome expectancy
d. attributions
Ques. 7A flashbulb memory is part of one's ___?___ memory system.
a. semantic
b. short term
c. episodic
d. working
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