Jeannie loves to dance, having taken ballet for many years. She is now learning salsa dancing. Although the movements are very different from the dances she is familiar with, she has found a successful memory strategy of linking the new dance information to her previous experiences as a dancer and to her own affection for dance. This strategy suggests reliance on
A. the self-reference effect.
B. a mass practice effect.
C. the integrative experience effect.
D. semantic memory.
Answer: A
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A. Electroencephalography (EEG) B. Computed tomography (CT) C. Positron emission tomography (PET) D. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
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What will be an ideal response?
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