Mnemonics promote learning because they capitalize on which of the following strategies for promoting meaningful encoding?
a. Attention
b. Organization
c. Retrieval
d. Elaboration
d
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What will be an ideal response?
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A. Describing the location of New Orleans in North America with the help of a world map B. Examining photographs of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina C. Examining a New Orleans' newspaper dated July 4, 1837 D. Reading an account of the contribution of the citizens of New Orleans to the Confederacy during the Civil War