Megan tries to remember the address, 10 Anchor Street, by imagining a ten-dollar bill attached to the anchor of a ship. She is using a memory strategy called
A. chunking.
B. elaborative rehearsal.
C. maintenance rehearsal.
D. part learning.
Answer:B
Megan tries to remember the address, 10 Anchor Street, by imagining a ten-dollar bill attached to the anchor of a ship. She is using a memory strategy called
A. chunking. B. elaborative rehearsal. C. maintenance rehearsal. D. part learning.
Explanation: B) Elaborative rehearsal involves associating the information one is trying to remember with existing knowledge in long-term memory. In this example, Megan is relating the address to a mental image combining familiar objects.