Suppose you went to a university workshop on how to apply for financial aid and were given a short set of explicit instructions at the end.After handing out aid forms,the instructor then asked you to report how much of the verbatim instructions you recall.Which statement indicates what you probably would recall from the instructions?
A) I would probably recall the instructions verbatim.
B) I would probably recall the gist of the instructions.
C) I would probably recall both meaning and sentence structure.
D) I would probably recall the style of the message,but not the meaning.

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It is unlikely that someone would recall the instructions verbatim, as information retention varies from person to person. Furthermore, the use of technical terms and complicated sentence structures in financial aid forms may hinder verbatim recall. It is more likely that someone would recall the gist, or overall meaning, of the instructions.

Suppose You Went to a University Workshop on How to Apply