Travis Wants to Remember a List of Key Terms for a Psychology

question 184

Multiple Choice

Travis wants to remember a list of key terms for a psychology exam. He imagines driving to school from home. For each term, he forms an image of the term at a key point along the route. As he takes the exam, Travis goes along his imaginary drive and sees each image that helps him to remember a key term. Travis has used a memory procedure called

• A) functional coding.
• B) the method of loci.
• C) the link method.
• D) the pegword system.

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Definitions:

Persuasive

Having the power to convince or influence someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of emotion.

Cognitive Dissonance

The mental discomfort experienced by a person who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time.

Smoking

The act of inhaling and exhaling the smoke of tobacco or a drug.

Health

A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.