In a Famous Case,a Russian Man with a Fantastic Memory

question 151

Multiple Choice

In a famous case,a Russian man with a fantastic memory would remember the order of lists of numbers by mentally placing the numbers in familiar spots on Gorky Street in his hometown and then mentally walking down the street when he had to retrieve them.The Russian man's way of remembering is closest to the:

• A) method of loci
• B) peg method
• C) chunking technique
• D) selective attention method

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Short Phrase

A concise combination of words that often makes up a small part of a sentence or stands alone as a complete thought.

Nativist Approach

The theory that a genetically determined, innate mechanism directs the development of language.

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A theory in linguistics postulating that the ability to acquire language is innate to humans and that all human languages share a common underlying structure.