A friend has just told you his cell phone number, and you repeat it to yourself several times as you search for a pen to record it. The technique you are using to remember the number is called

a. rehearsal.
b. the serial position effect.
c. release from proactive interference.
d. the working-memory approach.


Ans: a

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