Renee acknowledges that practicing each day is best for learning how to play the violin but insists that studying the night before an exam is the best for her schoolwork. What is problematic about her reasoning?

A. Distributed practice improves semantic memory but not procedural memory.
B. Massed practice is only advantageous for forming procedural memories.
C. Distributed practice offers advantages for all types of memory.
D. Massed practice is only advantageous for forming semantic memories.


Answer: C

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