Francisco is having a hard time remembering that Madison is the capital of Wisconsin. He also knows that his father will be upset if Francisco flunks his test of state capitals. Suddenly, Francisco sees a connection between these two events and realizes that he can recall the capital of Wisconsin by remembering that his dad will be mad at him if he can't remember (mad at son = Madison). In this
example, Francisco is clearly using ____ to aid in his memory.
a. rehearsal
b. centration
c. elaboration
d. irreversibility
c
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