Someone Asks You to Name the Only Female Prime Minister

question 138

Multiple Choice

Someone asks you to name the only female prime minister of Canada, but you can't remember. To aid your memory, the person then tells you that the prime minister's name is the same as that of a popular brand of canned soups. Upon hearing the hint, you instantly realize that Kim Campbell is the answer. In this situation, the hint acted as

• A) elaborative rehearsal.
• B) a schema.
• C) a mnemonic.
• D) a retrieval cue.

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