The act of purposely repeating information to maintain it in short-term memory defines _____

a) rehearsal.
b) chunking.
c) the method of loci strategy.
d) the positive bias of memory.

Answer: a

Psychology

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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What did Bahrick's studies show about college students' memory of a language they studied? a. Their memory of the language remained stable from graduation onward

b. Their memory of the language faded almost completely within a year after graduation. c. Their memory faded slowly at first, but then more and more rapidly. d. Their memory faded for the first few years, but then became fairly stable.

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