Melton's work on the Lag Effect demonstrated that
a. learning increases when a greater number of words separates the presentation of two words to be remembered.
b. learning decreases when a greater number of words separates the presentation of two words to be remembered.
c. massed practice improves recall of new words.
d. distributed practice improves recall of new words.
A
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