According to the explanation of interference as a cause of forgetting, retention will be best when a study session is followed by

a. sleep.
b. light reading or watching TV.
c. studying similar subject matter.
d. studying different subject matter.


A

Psychology

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What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

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Psychology

A personality psychologist who focuses on the stable patterns of aggressive behavior in schoolchildren that may be related to genetic predispositions follows the

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Psychology