Muhammed Is Trying to Remember the License Plate Number on His

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Multiple Choice

Muhammed is trying to remember the license plate number on his new car. It occurs to him that the letters form the initials of his first girl friend and, he can put the numbers in a sequence that relates to the year he graduated from college. Muhammed is employing the memory strategy of:

• A) elaboration.
• B) rote rehearsal.
• C) the method of loci.
• D) maintenance rehearsal.

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