Testing your ability to recall information you have just studied improves your long-term retention of that information.Psychologists have referred to this as
A) SQ3R.
B) informed consent.
C) the testing effect.
D) massed practice.

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The testing effect is the phenomenon of improved long-term retention of information that occurs when individuals actively engage in retrieval practice, or testing themselves on the material they have learned. The other choices are not related to this phenomenon - SQ3R is a study method that involves surveying, questioning, reading, reciting, and reviewing material; informed consent is a concept related to ethical research practices; and massed practice refers to practicing material in a concentrated, uninterrupted block of time.

Testing Your Ability to Recall Information You Have Just Studied