Jenny is taking a quiz, which asks for the chemical symbols of 20 elements. She remembers 19 of them but cannot remember the symbol for mercury. As she walks home from school, she suddenly remembers that the symbol for mercury is Hg. Jenny's memory problem during the quiz can best be explained in terms of:
a. decay
b. repression
c. construction error
d. failure to retrieve
Question 2
Ms. Iwata has a long-term goal for her science studentsto consider what they have learned about science as they deal with issues and problems in their daily lives. Which one of the following teaching strategies will best help her students retrieve relevant scientific principles in situations where the principles might be applied?
a. Teach students how to take good notes about classroom subject matter.
b. Associate those principles with as many real-life situations as possible.
c. Maximize the use of concrete materials, and minimize the use of abstract ideas.
d. Maximize the use of abstract ideas, and minimize the use of concrete materials.
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