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1)Savannah is a junior in high school and is preparing for an exam in her beginning Japanese course. The exam will consist of both written and spoken portions. Although it is her first course in Japanese, Savannah is confident that she will do very well on the exam.Describe how each of the following relates to Savannah’s successful learning and performance.ModelingChunkingOperant Conditioning Describe how the following may hinder Savannah as she prepares for and takes the exam.Encoding failure After the exam, Savannah tells her family and friends that she believes that she spoke fluently and did extremely well on the exam. Describe how the following concept may have influenced her decision.Confirmation bias2)In a geography course, Danny is required to learn the capital cities of every country of the world. At the end of the semester, the professor will randomly select twenty countries and give each student an oral quiz on the capital cities in front of the class.A. Explain how each of the following might help Danny succeed with this task. Definitions alone will not score.Distributed practiceSecondary reinforcerB. Explain how each of the following might hinder Danny’s success with this task. Definitions alone will not score.Retroactive interference3)Shamar is driving three hours away from his hometown to a testing center where he will take a standardized test that includes remembering facts on American politics and famous legal cases, and responding to scenarios of legal violations. If he scores high enough, he will be able to get into the law school he has chosen. At the testing center, he notices that the light above his cubicle flickers at 15-second intervals. Explain how each of the following concepts help Shamar as he takes his test.State dependent memoryMnemonicsShamar also has to write an essay describing the reasons he wants to attend law school. He must write about his entire educational career from elementary school to the present. When he is done, he needs to print his essay and drop it off with the law school's secretary. Explain how each of the following concepts affect Shamar in the process of submitting his essay.Prospective memoryRecency effect ................
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