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kamilo84

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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.

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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.


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tmlewis4706

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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kamilo84

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Reply #2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jun 20, 2018
No problem :)


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