This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: People's inability to recall the abstract, unfamiliar statements in Bransford and Johnson's ... (Read 67 times)

kamilo84

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 495
on: Jun 20, 2018
People's inability to recall the abstract, unfamiliar statements in Bransford and Johnson's experiment illustrated the important role of prior knowledge in
 
  a. comprehension. c. predicting readability.
  b. causing recall of false information. d. providing a retrieval plan.

Question 2

Bransford and Johnson found that presenting a suitable context after people read an abstract passage
 
  a. improved recall when the topic was unfamiliar (a serenade).
  b. improved recall when the topic was familiar (washing clothes).
  c. improved recall in both cases.
  d. improved recall in neither case.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

tmlewis4706

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 295
Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

D


kamilo84

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 495
Reply #2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Thank you


tmlewis4706

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 295
Reply #3 on: Jun 20, 2018
No problem :)


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

For high blood pressure (hypertension), a new class of drug, called a vasopeptidase blocker (inhibitor), has been developed. It decreases blood pressure by simultaneously dilating the peripheral arteries and increasing the body's loss of salt.

Did you know?

Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.

Did you know?

A recent study has found that following a diet rich in berries may slow down the aging process of the brain. This diet apparently helps to keep dopamine levels much higher than are seen in normal individuals who do not eat berries as a regular part of their diet as they enter their later years.

Did you know?

Opium has influenced much of the world's most popular literature. The following authors were all opium users, of varying degrees: Lewis Carroll, Charles, Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.

Did you know?

Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
In 2006 an Iraqi tribunal convicted Saddam Hussein of murdering his own people and sentenced him to In 2006 an Iraqi tribunal convicted Saddam Hussein of murdering his own people and sentenced him to
Democracy (or “democratization”) is a global social movement. People all over the world yearn ... Democracy (or “democratization”) is a global social movement. People all over the world yearn ...
Ads from the public service campaign in the late 1960s and early 1970s that encouraged people to get ... Ads from the public service campaign in the late 1960s and early 1970s that encouraged people to get ...
People in poor, urban areas often find themselves in “food deserts" People in poor, urban areas often find themselves in “food deserts"
People with Huntington disease develop problems with neuromuscular control and gradually lose the us People with Huntington disease develop problems with neuromuscular control and gradually lose the us
Video: Hershey Chase Experiments

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library