Students often have longer-lasting memories of information from a one-semester course than from an intensive three-week course.This best illustrates the importance of
A) chunking.
B) automatic processing.
C) implicit memory.
D) the spacing effect.

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The spacing effect suggests that information learned over several spaced sessions is better retained than information learned in a single, intensive session. The longer-lasting memories of a one-semester course compared to a three-week course provide support for the spacing effect.

Students Often Have Longer-Lasting Memories of Information from a One-Semester