Someone asks you to name the twenty-second president of the United States, but you can't remember. To aid your memory, the person then tells you that the president's name is the same as that of a large city on Lake Erie

Upon hearing the hint, you instantly realize that Grover Cleveland is the answer. In this situation, the hint acted as a(n)
a. elaborative rehearsal cue.
b. cross code.
c. structural cue.
d. retrieval cue.
e. mnemonic cue.


d. retrieval cue.

Psychology

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a. some chimps have appeared to learn many words and combine words in appropriate ways b. it has been proven that chimps are incapable of acquiring and using nonverbal communication c. some chimps have achieved a level of language development that is equivalent to that of a 10-year-old child d. chimps have acquired several signs but have never been able to use them to communicate successfully

Psychology