Bower et al. (1969) gave groups of subjects a list of 112 words to memorize. Which condition resulted in the best performance?
a. hierarchically organized condition c. semantically organized condition
b. random condition d. All were equal.
A
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Mr. Espinoza, a first-grade teacher, tells his student-teacher that when the children begin school they seem very immature; that is, they cannot yet read, write, or do simple calculations, nor can they maintain attention for long periods of time
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