uhh...what? insight question

[littlebecc]

Alright the question 11 in insight
kieran had a solid week of work to complete. he had to prepare for sacs in psych and biol that were both scheduled for same day, then a maths sac the day after. if he wanted to ensure that he would be able to revtrieve info when needed and not confuse the psych material with biol material he would be best to advised to

a. look for material that was similar in each study and learn both at same time
b. allow several hours between studying for each subject
c. make sure that he didnt make any links between the 2 subjects when studying
d. study bio before psych

now i chose c. but the answers b? i'm sorry, but you don't allow 'several hours' between studying different things. and with c he wouldnt want to confuse the two subjects together! lol am i being retarted or ??

[jinny1]

I dont think you can voluntarily control interference

[littlebecc]

you have a point but like try to not link bio with psych and be like 'hey they're similar'...like on purpose.
ahh...

[zomgSEAN]

Hmm, I wasn't too pleased with this question when first looking upon it either.

However, your justification of B being wrong is entirely subjective, and not relative to psychological concepts.
What I've found with psych this year, is that you have to ignore your own logical assumptions for many questions. When considering answers, we MUST consider which psych concepts it is relating to, and deduct an answer based on what is proposed by these theories.

Taken directly from the 2010 Insight Solutions:
"B is correct. If studying two relatively similar pieces of information, it is best to allow time between the two so that each separate piece of information can be properly consolidated and not become confused."

This justification, i cannot argue with, as it is (sneakily) relative to consolidation theory, even though the main concept inferred by the question is Interference Theory.

C, is incorrect, as Interference theory is not about forming links between information. The two subjects (bio+psych) are going to be subject to interference NO MATTER WHAT, due to their similar nature.

I dont think you can voluntarily control interference

YES.

Sure, C may seem more LOGICAL, but B is PSYCHOLOGICALLY correct.

[jinny1]

the answer is B but seriously who would wait several hours in between studies because "according to the interference theory blah blah blah"

[zomgSEAN]

Aha, but the question is not about practicality; it's about what he is best advised to do, based on psych concepts.

[sillysmile]

Hmm, I wasn't too pleased with this question when first looking upon it either.

However, your justification of B being wrong is entirely subjective, and not relative to psychological concepts.
What I've found with psych this year, is that you have to ignore your own logical assumptions for many questions. When considering answers, we MUST consider which psych concepts it is relating to, and deduct an answer based on what is proposed by these theories.

Taken directly from the 2010 Insight Solutions:
"B is correct. If studying two relatively similar pieces of information, it is best to allow time between the two so that each separate piece of information can be properly consolidated and not become confused."

This justification, i cannot argue with, as it is (sneakily) relative to consolidation theory, even though the main concept inferred by the question is Interference Theory.

C, is incorrect, as Interference theory is not about forming links between information. The two subjects (bio+psych) are going to be subject to interference NO MATTER WHAT, due to their similar nature.

I dont think you can voluntarily control interference

YES.

Sure, C may seem more LOGICAL, but B is PSYCHOLOGICALLY correct.

B would ensure that he didnt make any links between the 2 subjects

[zomgSEAN]

B would ensure that he didnt make any links between the 2 subjects

Not ENSURE, but reduce the chance of interference.

Remember that Long Term Memories can be involuntarily drawn back into STM.

[sillysmile]

B would ensure that he didnt make any links between the 2 subjects

Not ENSURE, but reduce the chance of interference.

Remember that Long Term Memories can be involuntarily drawn back into STM.

yeah, maybe ensure wasn't quite accurate..

[jinny1]

Alright the question 11 in insight
kieran had a solid week of work to complete. he had to prepare for sacs in psych and biol that were both scheduled for same day, then a maths sac the day after. if he wanted to ensure that he would be able to revtrieve info when needed and not confuse the psych material with biol material he would be best to advised to[

study maths in between psych and bio