Doris Is Memorizing Some Chapter Definitions for an Economics Quiz

question 37

Multiple Choice

Doris is memorizing some chapter definitions for an economics quiz. For each defined term, she repeats the definition and uses the new term in a sentence that contains other words with which she is already familiar. She is engaging in ____.

• A)elaborative rehearsal
• B)chunking
• C)explicit learning
• D)maintenance rehearsal

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Responses

Natural, unlearned reactions to an unconditioned stimulus, such as reflexes or instinctual actions.

Learning

The acquisition of knowledge, skills, behaviors, or attitudes through experience, study, or teaching, leading to a permanent change in behavior or understanding.

Introspection

The examination of one's own conscious thoughts and feelings, often used in the context of psychology to analyze individual mental and emotional processes.

Associative Learning

Learning that certain events occur together. The events may be two stimuli (as in classical conditioning) or a response and its consequence (as in operant conditioning).