Loraine is planning to spend most of her time studying for a physiology class this semester. As a result, she knows that she will have little time to study for her psychology class. She is planning to make up for her limited study time by cramming all night for her psychology exams. Loraine should be told that _____.
A)spaced practice is more effective at boosting retention than massed practice.
B)she should choose an interesting playlist for her iPod while she studies psychology.
C)chunking may be an effective approach to learning large amounts of information.
D)she should rely heavily on visual cues and visual imagery to make learning occur faster.
E)she needs to embed the psychological information in easily remembered rhymes.

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Spaced practice, which involves spreading out study sessions over time, is more effective for long-term retention than massed practice, or cramming, which Loraine is planning to do.

Loraine Is Planning to Spend Most of Her Time Studying