Question

Randy agreed to join a biology study group. When the study group leader gave him her phone number, he had nothing on which to record the number. So, Randy repeated the number to himself several times until he found a pen to write the number on his hand. The process Randy used to encode the number into longer-term memory is called _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

Rehearsal.

Explanation:

As the exercise suggests, the process used to encode the number into his longer term memory is called rehearsal, the repetition of the number until he could take a note. Rehearsal consists in the repetition of a number, word, phrase, etc., with the purpose of commiting it into memory and being able to remember it in a later opportunity.

Answer 2

Answer:

Rehearsal

Explanation:

The process Randy used to encode the number into longer-term memory is called rehearsal

The ability to repeat the number until he can say it without thinking is known as rehearsal. Rehearsal is the act of repeating of a number, word, phrase, etc., with the intention of commiting it into memory and being able to remember it any time is needed.