To Remember the Following Short List in Order-Elephant, Doorknob, String

question 72

Multiple Choice

To remember the following short list in order-elephant, doorknob, string, watch, rifle, oranges-Tara pictures a full-size elephant balanced on a doorknob playing with a string tied to him and then pictures a watch tied to the string, and a rifle shooting oranges at the watch. Tara is

• A)forming a chain.
• B)taking a mental walk.
• C)using a system.
• D)using the serial position method.

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Definitions:

Just Over 50%

A term indicating a slight majority or a proportion slightly more than half in a given context.

Around 70%

Typically used to quantify or estimate a proportion close to seventy out of a hundred.

Cognitive Development

The process of growth and change in intellectual abilities, such as thinking, reasoning, and understanding, over the course of a lifetime.

Responsible Stage

In Schaie’s theory, the stage of cognitive development faced during middle adulthood in which ill-defined problems remain the norm, but problem solving must now take into account not only one’s own personal needs and goals but also those of others in one’s life that have become one’s responsibility (spouse, children, coworkers, member of the community).