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tichca

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John and Jenny are both taking the same math test on Friday. John studies for 6 hours on Thursday. Jenny studies for 2 hours per day on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. According to research consistent with the verbal learning theory, which student should perform better on the math exam and why?
 
  a. Jenny, because she studied for more days overall.
  b. Neither, they would perform the same because they both studied for the same amount of time overall.
  c. John, because all of his studying was massed together.
  d. Jenny, because her studying was distribute over time.

Question 2

Ms. McDevitt's class has learned how to calculate the area of a rectangle. Ms. McDevitt then asks Teresa how to calculate the area of a square. Which one of the following alternatives best describes the Gestalt perspective of how Teresa would solve this problem?
 
  a. She would engage in trial and error behavior, attempting one solution after another, until she eventually solved the problem.
  b. She would solve the problem on her own only after watching the teacher solve the problem.
  c. She would think about the problem for a while and, once she realized that a square was a kind of rectangle, be able to solve the problem.
  d. Through a process of shaping, with her teacher reinforcing her for appropriate responses, she would eventually solve the problem.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c



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