When You Are Trying to Memorize a List of Words

question 192

Multiple Choice

When you are trying to memorize a list of words, the more you think about their meaning, the easier they will be to remember later. This is known as the

• A) von Restorff effect.
• B) state-dependent memory principle.
• C) levels-of-processing principle.
• D) method of loci.

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Definitions:

Phonemes

The smallest sound segment in a language that can differentiate one word from another.

Perceive

To become aware of or the process of becoming aware of something through the senses.

Tastes

The sensations produced when a substance in the mouth reacts chemically with taste receptor cells located on taste buds.

Early Reflexes

Innate responses present from birth that aid in survival, such as the rooting and sucking reflexes that facilitate feeding in infants.