Herman counts the number of times it takes to rehearse a list of nonsense syllables in order to memorize it. Then he counts the number of times it takes to relearn the list after a month has passed. Herman then calculates the difference between the number of times and determines the percentage gain he made between the two efforts at memorization. Herman uses this figure as a measure of memory
retention. Which technique is Herman using?
a. Savings method
b. Mnemonics technique c. Long-term potentiation d. Massed practice
e. Free recall technique
a
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