Question

Ginny and Martin are both studying for a psychology exam. Ginny organizes her time so that she has the entire day before the exam to read and study. Martin arranges his week so he gets about an hour and a half of study time in each day the week before his exam. Both Ginny and Martin end up studying the same total number of hours. Which of the following will likely be true?(A) Ginny will perform better because she focused all of her energy on one subject matter for an extended period of time. (B) Martin will perform better because he spaced out his studying. (C) Ginny will perform better because she used the spaced practice technique. (D) Both will do equally well because they spent the same amount of time studying. (E) Martin will perform better because he used the massed practice technique.

Answer 1

Answer: the correct answer is (B) Martin will perform better because he spaced out his studying.

Explanation: Martin had a better performance because she was smart having spaces to optimize his time.