Question

By creating an outline in which specific facts and theories are located within the larger framework of major topics and subtopics, Jasmine can remember much more of what she reads in her textbooks. This best illustrates the benefits of
a) implicit memory
b) the serial position effect
c) the spacing effect
d) parallel processing
e) hierarchical organization

Answer 1

Letter E is the correct answer.

It's been proven that organizational structures has had major effects on academic performance. Through hierarchical organization, a student can remember much more of what he/she reads from the textbooks. Thus, in this situation, when Jasmine creates an outline with specific facts and theories in a larger framework of major and minor topics in order memorize them easily, she is using hierarchical organizational to help her study.