Elaborative rehearsal involves

A) synthesizing the information to be remembered in a meaningful way.
B) decreasing the complexity of the information to be remembered.
C) increasing the complexity of the information to be remembered.
D) linking the information to be remembered to other information.


Answer: D

Psychology

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