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casperchen82

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According to Stein and Bransford's results on how elaboration influences recall, which sentence should provide the best retrieval cue for the word 'worried'?
 
  a. The worried man read the article.
  b. The worried man read the article in Time Magazine.
  c. The worried man read the article about the approaching storm.
  d. The worried man read the article about the weather.

Question 2

The principal factor that influences the effectiveness of elaboration is
 
  a. how precise the elaboration is.
  b. whether you expect a recall test.
  c. whether you generate the elaboration yourself.
  d. the amount of elaboration.



Fayaz00962

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A



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