Question

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

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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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