Chi et al. asked inexperienced students to read a passage and either generate self-explanations or repeat each sentence. The results showed:
a. the self-explanation group performed worse than the repeat group on transfer questions
b. the self-explanation group and the repeat group performed the same on questions requiring inferences
c. the self-explanation group developed a more accurate mental model
d. none of the above
C
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