Employing the Single Word HOMES to Remember the Names of North

question 176

Multiple Choice

Employing the single word HOMES to remember the names of North America's five Great Lakes best illustrates the use of

• A) the spacing effect.
• B) the self-reference effect.
• C) acronyms.
• D) implicit memory.

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Definitions:

Instantaneous Contacts

Contacts in an electrical circuit or relay that make or break a connection immediately upon actuation, without delay.

ACC

Accelerator Control Coaster; this term might be incorrectly listed as it's not standard without context, but in automotive it could refer to Accelerator Control, whereas in computing, ACC often stands for Accumulator, a type of register used in CPUs.

Delay Time

A specific duration used to postpone an event or action in a system.

Retentive Timer

An electromechanical relay that accumulates time whenever the device receives power and maintains the current time should power be removed from the device. Loss of power to the device after reaching its preset value does not affect the state of the contacts.