Suppose that you are a counselor at a summer camp, and you want to learn the children's names. You decide to rehearse the names during each mealtime for three days. This would be an example of a technique called
a. the distributed-practice effect.
b. external memory aids.
c. source monitoring.
d. elaboration.
Question 2
Which of the following students has the best understanding about how to apply the distributed-practice effect?
a. Shannon: Your memory is better if you associate each item in a list with a specific geographic location, but your mental image must leave sufficient space between these locations.
b. Akiko: It's best to repeat one item over and over for at least a minute, then rest, and then continue this pattern with subsequent items.
c. Derrick: It's best to take breaks between your study sessions, so that your learning trials are spread across time.
d. Joaquim: When you want to learn a list of word pairs, put a blank space next to each item, and then fill in the blank with another member of each word pair.
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