Based on what you know about the serial position effect and distinctiveness, in preparing for the test on this chapter, you should have spent
a. more time studying the beginning of the chapter, and tried to make it distinctive from other parts of the chapter.
b. more time studying the middle of the chapter, and tried to make it distinctive from other parts of the chapter.
c. more time studying the end of the chapter, and tried to make it distinctive from other parts of the chapter.
d. equal amounts of time on each part of the chapter, and tried to minimize the distinctiveness of each from the other parts of the chapter.
Answer: b. more time studying the middle of the chapter, and tried to make it distinctive from other parts of the chapter.
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