The Verbatim Effect's Influence on Us
Two ways by which the verbatim effect can benefit us:
- It makes us understand what information we can easily remember and what we can forget.
- It makes us learn more effectively.
Remembering the gist of the information leads to better outcomes than the 'rote' way in which we mug up the information without understanding.
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