According to the Psych For Your Life: Successful Study Techniques box in your textbook:
A)multi-tasking while studying greatly enhances retention of content.
B)taking notes on your laptop enhances retention of content, whereas taking notes by hand reduces retention.
C)practice tests must be multiple choice or short answer in order to enhance retention of material.
D)distributed practice has a greater impact on retention and recall than massed practice.

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The Psych For Your Life box states that distributed practice (spacing out study sessions over time) has been found to have a greater impact on retention and recall than massed practice (cramming all studying into one session). Choices A and B are incorrect as they suggest methods that can actually hurt retention of material. Choice C is also incorrect as there is no evidence that practice tests have to be multiple choice or short answer to enhance retention.

According to the Psych for Your Life: Successful Study Techniques