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jake

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Prospective memory errors are especially likely to occur when you are simultaneously
 
  a. performing a task automatically in a familiar setting.
  b. performing a task effortfully in a familiar setting.
  c. performing a task automatically in an unfamiliar setting.
  d. performing a task effortfully in an unfamiliar setting.

Question 2

Why should you pay attention to metamemory if you want to improve your memory?
 
  a. The guidelines of metamemory suggest that rote rehearsal is the most effective mnemonic device.
  b. Metamemory can help you decide which strategies work best for you.
  c. Metamemory allows you to process information in a parallel fashion, rather than a serial fashion.
  d. Metamemory is the study of memory for people's names, and people report particular difficulty with memory for names.



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Ans: a

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Ans: b





 

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