According to Woolfolk, the basic purpose of mnemonic aids is to
A. increase students’ motivation to learn material requiring rote memorization.
B. make connections between the information to be memorized.
C. rehearse old information in order to implant it in the working memory.
D. set up a system of rewards for remembering items that are not connected.
Answer:B
According to Woolfolk, the basic purpose of mnemonic aids is to
A. increase students’ motivation to learn material requiring rote memorization. B. make connections between the information to be memorized. C. rehearse old information in order to implant it in the working memory. D. set up a system of rewards for remembering items that are not connected.
Explanation: B) The main function of mnemonic aids is to help us make connections between information to be memorized. Commonly used strategies involve imagery and verbal associations (e.g., acronyms).