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Bernana

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In the Shea and Kohl experiment comparing constant and varied practice, subjects who practiced the task using varied practice methods performed better in a retention test than did subjects who practiced using constant practice methods to learning the criterion task. What was particularly noteworthy and surprising about the results of the study was that the varied practice subjects
 A. exhibited the lower half of performance scores on a pretest.
 B. performed only half as many practice trials as did the constant practice group.
 C. never practiced the criterion task.
  D. did not receive feedback regarding their practice scores.

Question 2

The variability principle of practice has received considerable theoretical support from
 A. the law of practice.
  B. observations relative to contextual interference.
  C. the theory of identical elements.
  D. schema theory.



mcomstock09

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D



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