In One Study Described in the Textbook, Dewar Et Al

Multiple Choice

In one study described in the textbook, Dewar et al. (2012) examined participants' retention of newly-learned material. Some participants experienced a 15-minute period of waking rest after learning the material. Other participants played a game after learning. What did Dewar et al. find and why?

A) The waking-rest participants outperformed the game participants because the rest aided encoding.
B) The waking-rest participants outperformed the game participants because the rest prevented interference from newer material.
C) The game participants outperformed the waking-rest participants because the game prevented interference from newer material.
D) The game participants outperformed the waking-rest participants because the game encouraged elaborative encoding.