José studies, stays awake for eight hours, then sleeps for eight hours.Santos studies, then sleeps eight hours, and is then awake for eight hours.Regarding the amount of forgetting that each of these students will experience,
A)José will forget more of what he studied than Santos.
B)Santos wiill forget more of what he studied than José.
C)Both will forget the same amount of material.
D)Neither will forget a significant amount of material since only 16 hours have passed since they studied.

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José sleeps immediately after studying, which makes it hard for his brain to consolidate the information. This means that he will likely forget more of what he studied compared to Santos, who studies and then stays awake for eight hours, allowing the brain to consolidate the information during this time.

José Studies, Stays Awake for Eight Hours, Then Sleeps for Eight