AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

BIOLOGY COGNITION AND LEARNING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Creating mental images relating to items on the list to be learned is an example of?
A
Imagery
B
Loci Method
C
Pegword Method
D
Initial Letter Strategies
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Each pegword rhymes with one of the cardinal numbers. For example, one is a bun, two is a shoe, three is a tree, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -A similar technique is the peg-word system, a memory aid that involves linking words with numbers. It is utilized by creating mental associations between items to be remembered and items that are already associated with numbers (the latter is a relatively simple task, as the item-number pairs often rhyme).

Detailed explanation-3: -The Number Rhyme Peg System Two is a shoe. Three is a bee. Four is a door.

Detailed explanation-4: -The peg-word method can be used to memorise important terms and their meanings, dates and even people. ‘It utilises an external “skeleton” for the to-be-remembered information – the peg words act as a structure to help you remember particular items, ’ Dr Sharman explains.

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