Brianna Has Just Asked a New Friend, Tim, for His

question 38

Multiple Choice

Brianna has just asked a new friend, Tim, for his phone number and is repeating it to herself in her head. Tim then asks her a question about her plans for later in the day, and she forgets his phone number. What process was she using to remember his phone number, and why did she forget?

• A) She used maintenance rehearsal and forgot because her rehearsal was interrupted.
• B) She used elaborative rehearsal and forgot due to memory decay.
• C) She used maintenance rehearsal and forgot because of proactive interference.
• D) She used elaborative rehearsal and forgot because she was not able to chunk the information effectively.

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Definitions:

Psycho-motor Energy

A term related to the connection between mental processing and physical movement.

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