If You Want to Remember Something for a Couple of Minutes

question 20

Multiple Choice

If you want to remember something for a couple of minutes, the most effective device is ________.

• A) elaborative rehearsal
• B) rote rehearsal
• C) visual imagery
• D) tactile imagery

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Definitions:

Tay-Sachs Disease

Tay-Sachs Disease is a fatal genetic disorder, typically identified in infants, that results in the destruction of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.

Sickle-Cell Anemia

A hereditary blood disorder characterized by red blood cells that assume an abnormal, rigid, sickle shape, leading to various health complications.

Recessive Gene

A gene that expresses its phenotype only when its allele is identical and inherited from both parents, as opposed to a dominant gene that can express itself even when only one copy is present.

Cognitive Skills

Abilities related to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, critical for learning and problem-solving.