AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

BIOLOGY COGNITION AND LEARNING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The strategy which involves the reorganization of information in which initial letters of a list to be memorized are arranged in a more easily remembered word is called ____
A
Pegword method
B
Initial-letter strategy
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A common mnemonic for remembering lists is to create an easily remembered acronym, or, taking each of the initial letters of the list members, create a memorable phrase in which the words with the same acronym as the material. Mnemonic techniques can be applied to most memorisation of novel materials.

Detailed explanation-2: -Acronym. An acronym is a word that is made up by taking the first letters of all the key words or ideas you need to remember and creating a new word out of them. The word “HOMES” to remember the names of the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are four main rehearsal strategies – simple repetition, cumulative repetition, copying/note-taking, and text markup.

Detailed explanation-4: -Maintenance rehearsal (also known as rote memorization) involves repeating information (out loud or in your head). Elaborative rehearsal is more elaborate and involves additional memory aids like mnemonic devices.

Detailed explanation-5: -Letter and Word Mnemonic Strategies Acronyms and acrostics are typically the most familiar type of mnemonic strategies. Acronyms use a simple formula of a letter to represent each word or phrase that needs to be remembered. For example, think of the NBA, which stands for the National Basketball Association.

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