The improved retention of one piece of information that is made distinct or different from the information around it (e.g., underlining one word in a to-be-remembered list in red ink) is __________
a. content accuracy
b. technical accuracy
c. priming
d. von Restorff / isolation effect
Answer: d
Psychology
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