Retrieval Cues Are Helpful for Memory Improvement Because

question 68

Multiple Choice

Retrieval cues are helpful for memory improvement because:

• A)retrieval cues are random strings of digits which help our memory.
• B)retrieval cues direct our attention to metamemory.
• C)we can structure our learning to provide with a variety of retrieval cues.
• D)mnemonic structures exist independent of their retrieval value.

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Definitions:

Sensorimotor Stage

Piaget’s first stage in cognitive development, in which infants learn through senses and motor activity.

Recognition Memory

The ability to recognize previously encountered events, objects, or people.

Preoperational

Pertains to Piaget's stage of cognitive development (roughly ages 2-7) where children start to use language but do not yet comprehend concrete logic.

Concrete Operations

Third stage of Piagetian cognitive development (approximately ages 7 to 12), during which children develop logical but not abstract thinking.