Elaboration Is a Memory Strategy That Involves

question 82

Multiple Choice

Elaboration is a memory strategy that involves

• A) repetitively naming information that is to be remembered.
• B) looking at or touching objects that are to be remembered.
• C) placing related information together.
• D) embellishing information to make it more memorable.

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcers

Fundamental stimuli that satisfy biological needs, such as food, water, and warmth, which are innately satisfying without prior learning.

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that do not innately satisfy a need but acquire reinforcing qualities through association with primary reinforcers.

Construct

An abstract concept or a theoretical variable that is intentionally created to understand and explain behavior or phenomena in psychology.

Schema

Cognitive frameworks or concepts that help individuals organize and interpret information, based on their experiences and prior knowledge.