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Research on the long-term retention of knowledge learned through formal instruction leads to the conclusion that retention depends on the length of time over which initial learning takes place.
 
  According to your text, thiis another instance of the powerful mnemonic benefits of:
   a) distributed repetition
   b) a deep level of processing
   c) subjective organization
   d) visual imagery

Question 2

What do Conway, Cohen, & Stanhope's (1991) findings indicate about long-term retention of knowledge learned in a cognitive psychology class?
 
  a) Concepts were forgotten more rapidly than names.
   b) There was a strong relationship between student confidence and level of retention for course material
   knowledge.
   c) Recall performance was better than recognition performance.
   d) Knowledge of research methods material showed little decline over the retention interval.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: a

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d



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