Question

Your roommate Chuck is having difficulty in his chemistry class. He asks you for advice on how to improve his memory of the material. You suggest that rather than trying to memorize the definitions, he should learn the concept by coming up with real-world examples. You tell Chuck to work on making links between new information and everything he already knows. Which of the following memory strategies are you recommending to Chuck?A. ElaborationB. Imagery C. ChunkingD. Selective attention

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Elaboration

Explanation:

A memory strategy refers to a technique used to facilitate the process of remembering informing. There are multiple strategies use to memorize different types of information and that adapt to each individual. This includes chunking technique that involves breaking information into units; imagery that consists in creating mental images; selective attention that is about focusing on important points and elaboration that includes relating new information to meaningful information including different words, movements, examples, etc. This implies, in the case of Chuck you are recommending to him an elaboration strategy because the technique to memorize information about chemistry class involves relating information to examples/ previous knowledge or elaborating on the information he wants to learn.