Imagine You Are Shown the Word "DOG" and Asked One

question 60

Multiple Choice

Imagine you are shown the word "DOG" and asked one of the following questions about that word. According to the principles of elaborative encoding, which of the following questions is going to lead to the best memory performance?

• A) Does it fit into the sentence, "The _____ wags his tail"?
• B) Does it contain an "A"?
• C) Does it fit into the sentence: "The speeding car swung around the corner, music blaring, and screeched to a halt before seeing the ______."
• D) Does it rhyme with "LOG"?

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