Which statement is NOT an appropriate interpretation of the Stein and Bransford study of self-generated elaborations?
A) Externally supplied precise elaborations are more helpful than self-generated imprecise elaborations.
B) Externally generated elaborations to aid memory generally work much better than self-generated elaborations.
C) The issue is not self-generated versus other-generated elaborations,but the precision of the elaborations.
D) Recall will be inferior if the elaborations are imprecise.

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The Stein and Bransford study actually found the opposite, that self-generated elaborations were more effective than externally generated elaborations in aiding memory. Therefore, option B is the incorrect interpretation.

Which Statement Is NOT an Appropriate Interpretation of the Stein