How is Laura's reasoning affected by her knowledge basethat is, ...

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How is Laura's reasoning affected by her knowledge basethat is, by what she does and doesn't know about pollution?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Using an information-processing perspective, characterize Karen's approach to studying French prior to her study session with her friends.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

Laura knows that pollution is caused by people and the products

Answer to Question 2

Karen is metacognitively naive. She uses only rote rehearsal, repeating the material aloud without otherwise thinking about it. Furthermore, she plays musica potential source of distractionduring her study sessions. She does not appear to engage in any comprehension monitoring; she uses the same strategy to prepare for each test but makes no attempt to monitor its effectiveness.