Violet has to learn the colors of the visual spectrum for science class. Erv tells her that the name "ROY G. BIV" can be used to remember them, because each letter stands for a color (e.g., R = Red). Using ROY G. BIV to remember the colors of the spectrum is an example of:
A. a retrieval node
B. a mnemonic
C. a semantic network
D. the method of loci
Answer: B
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