PrepTest 94+, Section 4, Question 8
Actors generally learn their lines by focusing on the meanings of the words, the motivations of the characters uttering them, and the physical and emotional dimensions of their own performances. It seems likely that memory can be enhanced by factors such as emotion, action, and context, so this approach is probably more effective than mere rote memorization.
Actors generally learn their lines by focusing on the meanings of the words, the motivations of the characters uttering them, and the physical and emotional dimensions of their own performances. It seems likely that memory can be enhanced by factors such as emotion, action, and context, so this approach is probably more effective than mere rote memorization.
Actors generally learn their lines by focusing on the meanings of the words, the motivations of the characters uttering them, and the physical and emotional dimensions of their own performances. It seems likely that memory can be enhanced by factors such as emotion, action, and context, so this approach is probably more effective than mere rote memorization.
Actors generally learn their lines by focusing on the meanings of the words, the motivations of the characters uttering them, and the physical and emotional dimensions of their own performances. It seems likely that memory can be enhanced by factors such as emotion, action, and context, so this approach is probably more effective than mere rote memorization.
Each of the following, if true, adds support for the conclusion drawn above EXCEPT:
Test subjects are best able to remember items on a shopping list when they are also told how those items will be used.
The actors who are able to deliver the greatest amount of dialogue most effortlessly are those who have spent the most time learning their lines.
Actors are more readily able to remember lines learned while making an appropriate motion—for example, walking across a stage—than lines learned without an accompanying action.
People who try to memorize information by imagining that they are conveying it to somebody else who needs the information show higher retention than those who try to memorize the material by rote.
People with no acting experience are able to memorize and deliver lines from a play more accurately after they have read and understood the entire play.
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