Someone Asks You to Name the Twenty-Second President of the United

question 36

Multiple Choice

Someone asks you to name the twenty-second president of the United States, but you can't remember.To aid your memory, the person then tells you that the president's name is the same as that of a large city on Lake Erie.Upon hearing the hint, you instantly realize that Grover Cleveland is the answer.In this situation, the hint acted as a(n) ________.

• A)elaborative rehearsal cue
• B)cross code
• C)structural cue
• D)retrieval cue

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Definitions:

Experience

The knowledge or skill acquired by a period of practical involvement in an activity.

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Unrepresentative Sample

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