Two Students Are Given the Number 75982 to Remember

question 157

Multiple Choice

Two students are given the number 75982 to remember. Tommy repeats the number over and over, whereas Joel thinks about the significance of each part of that number to add some kind of meaning to it. Tommy is engaging in _____ while Joel is engaging in _____.

• A) chunking; long-term potentiation
• B) long-term potentiation; chunking
• C) maintenance rehearsal; elaborative rehearsal
• D) elaborative rehearsal; maintenance rehearsal