Which of the following students has the best understanding about how to apply the distributed-practice effect?
a. Shannon: "Your memory is better if you associate each item in a list with a specific geographic location, but your mental image must leave sufficient space between these locations."
b. Akiko: "It's best to repeat one item over and over for at least a minute, then rest, and then continue this pattern with subsequent items."
c. Derrick: "It's best to take breaks between your study sessions, so that your learning trials are spread across time."
d. Joaquim: "When you want to learn a list of word pairs, put a blank space next to each item, and then fill in the blank with another member of each word pair."
Ans: c
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