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Stacey is trying to learn the abbreviations and names for the chemical elements, such as Au (gold) . He connects the Au with a mental picture of Auric Goldfinger, the villain in a James Bond novel. This is an example of using what learning strategy?

A) Chaining
B) Keyword
C) Loci
D) Metacognitive

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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The keyword method involves memorizing a standard list of words as a basis for forming associations with new items.

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The process of detecting a stimulus and assigning meaning to it is called ________.

Where older cognitive approaches emphasized the acquisition of knowledge, newer approaches to cognitive psychology view learning as the construction of knowledge.

Information regarding events of our lives is stored in ________ long-term memory.

Categories that group similar events or things are called ________.

All members of a concept category have clearly identifiable defining attributes.

Studying all night before an important exam is an example of massed practice.

"I before e except after c" is an example of the chain-method approach to memorization.

The basic purpose of chunking as a memory strategy is to

It appears that the capacity of long-term memory is unlimited.

According to the levels of processing theory, the length of time information is remembered is determined by

In order to understand the large amounts of information inherent in complex concepts, people must develop structures or patterns called

Identify and describe the procedures of at least three different mnemonic strategies.

One of the specific methods used to improve memory that derives its name from the plural of the Latin word meaning "place" is the ________ method.

Based on studies of context, in what location would a student be likely to perform best on an educational psychology test?

Knowledge stored in long-term memory that CANNOT be recalled upon demand is referred to as ________.

Claire, a three-year-old, has difficulty remembering her street address. According to research on short-term memory use, what is a likely cause of Claire's problem?

Noah counted the legs on a bug and came up with eight. He then decided the bug was an arachnid (spider) because an arachnid has eight legs. His decision was based upon what aspect of concept learning?

Alec still remembers how to touch-type, even though it has been three years since he has practiced. The memory system most directly involved here is