Homework Help: psychology

Posted by ourania on Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 3:31pm.

which of the following scenarios accuratelly depicts a memory strategy?
a. highlighting all of the information covered in the text
b. silently repeating or mentally reviewing learned information
c. studing the minimum that's to be covered on a test
d.remembering the first and the last items in a bulleted list

psychology - Ms. Sue, Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 3:33pm
We'll be glad to check your answer.
psychology - PsyDAG, Monday, December 8, 2008 at 12:14pm
Highlighting does not help memory at all. Studying the minimum will likely lead to a minimum score on a test. Remembering the first and last items on a list is the "serial position effect." What does that leave you?

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Although all of these suggestions may not apply to you, most of them should be helpful. Thanks for asking.

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