AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

BIOLOGY COGNITION AND LEARNING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When a student keeps on repeating the meaning of a word several times to keep the information, he is at the stage of-
A
maintenance rehearsal
B
organization
C
elaborative rehearsal
D
perception
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Maintenance rehearsal is the process of repeating information mentally or out loud with the goal of keeping it in memory.

Detailed explanation-2: -repeating items over and over to maintain them in short-term memory, as in repeating a telephone number until it has been dialed (see rehearsal).

Detailed explanation-3: -An example of maintenance rehearsal would be repeating a phone number mentally, or aloud until the number is entered into the phone to make the call. The number is held in working memory long enough to make the call, but never transferred to long term memory.

Detailed explanation-4: -Maintenance rehearsal is the straight repeating of information to memorize it. This type of rehearsal is also called rote rehearsal. This type of rehearsal can be mental, where you’re thinking about and repeating the information in your mind.

Detailed explanation-5: -Maintenance Rehearsal is rehearsal in which a thought or an idea is repeated over and over in order to keep it in the Working Memory.

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