Why can rereading a textbook create a false sense of understanding?

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  1. The book is always wrong
  2. Rereading takes too little time
  3. Familiarity with the passage feels like knowing it

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  1. Study skills en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Study_skills Checked 2026-11-07.

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