AP PSYCHOLOGY

COGNITION

THINKING AND LANGUAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Techniques such as Never Eat Soggy Worms to remember NESW directions is an example of
A
Bias
B
Persistence
C
Mnemonic
D
Transience
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The mnemonic is “Never Eat Soggy Waffles.” The first letter of each word is the same as the cardinal direction that it represents. The order of the words mimics the order in which the cardinal directions appear on a compass: North, East, South, and West.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of mnemonics include: Setting the ABCs to music to memorize the alphabet. Using rhymes to remember rules of spelling like “i before e except after c"

Detailed explanation-3: -A mnemonic is technique for memorizing information that may take the form of a jingle, a song, a rhyme or a sentence that can be linked in your brain to some other piece of information.

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