You have enrolled in Professor Lawrence's Sociology class this semester, and a friend (who took the same professor last year) warns you that Professor Lawrence tends to speak rapidly and present a great deal of information in a short time. You decide to be sure that you have read the assigned textbook chapter before each class meeting to familiarize yourself with the concepts before the lecture begins. Your strategy is based on the idea of

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Reading the assigned textbook chapter before each class meeting helps in familiarizing yourself with the concepts beforehand, which reduces the amount of new information your working memory has to process at once during the lecture. This strategy effectively minimizes the cognitive load on your working memory, making it easier to understand and retain the information presented by Professor Lawrence.

You Have Enrolled in Professor Lawrence's Sociology Class This Semester