AP PSYCHOLOGY

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COGNITION

IMPROVING MEMORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If you want to remember someone’s name and use the memory technique of repeating it over and over, you would be using ____ to keep the name in ____
A
Mnemonics; Long-term memory
B
Maintenance rehearsal; Short-term memory
C
Elaborative rehearsal; Short-term memory
D
Selective attention; Sensory memory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Short-term memory It allows us to remember, for example, a name, a number or a list of elements.

Detailed explanation-2: -Memory rehearsal is a term for the role of repetition in the retention of memories. It involves repeating information over and over in order to get the information processed and stored as a memory.

Detailed explanation-3: -Repeating the digits of a phone number until you dial them is an example of maintenance rehearsal.

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