A care-home manager asks residents to learn a new lunch timetable. One group is given the timetable once, while another group receives the same information ...
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A care-home manager asks residents to learn a new lunch timetable. One group is given the timetable once, while another group receives the same information on four separate mornings. The manager measures correct recall after two weeks.
(a) Describe the difference between massed practice and distributed practice. [2]
(b) Use the scenario to predict which group should show better recall, giving a reason. [2]
(c) Evaluate one factor, other than repetition schedule, that could affect the results. [2]
Answer Details
(a) Massed practice is learning in one long session / with little gap [1]. Distributed practice spreads learning over separate sessions with intervals between them [1]. (b) The four-morning group should recall more [1]. Spacing permits repeated rehearsal and consolidation / reduces fatigue compared with one presentation [1]. (c) Any two linked points: residents may differ in age-related memory ability or dementia symptoms [1]; differing hearing, attention, medication, motivation, or prior familiarity with timetables could affect recall independently of schedule [1].
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