Fifteen-Year Old Stephanie Is Having Difficulty Remembering How to Spell

question 66

Multiple Choice

Fifteen-year old Stephanie is having difficulty remembering how to spell the word "definitely" for an upcoming quiz in her English class. She can't remember whether it is "definitely" or "definately." She thinks about it for a moment and decides that the easiest way to remember is that the word has one prefix ("de") , one root word ("finite") , and one suffix ("ly") . By separating the root word, she has an easier time remembering that the middle vowel is "i" and not "a." Stephanie has used the memory strategy of ____ to master this word.

• A) ​acrostics
• B) ​rehearsal
• C) ​elaboration
• D) ​organizing

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Definitions:

Intelligence

The capacity for learning, understanding, problem-solving, and adapting to new situations.

Identical Twins

Twins who develop from a single fertilized egg that splits into two, leading them to be genetically identical and share nearly 100% of their DNA.

Fraternal Twins

Siblings born at the same time but developed from separate eggs fertilized by different sperm cells, resulting in babies that are genetically distinct.

Franz Mesmer

An 18th-century German physician who proposed the theory of animal magnetism and is considered a pioneer in the study of hypnosis.