An individual's semantic memory contains __________.
A. memories about personal events
B. background knowledge about words, symbols, concepts, and rules arranged as hierarchies of information in categories and subordinate categories
C. autobiographical information about one's previous experiences
D. the order and sequence of information from specific to general
Answer: B
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a. ?mnemonic strategies b. ?stringing c. ?chunking d. ?method of loci
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)