Question

Nora and Miles are medical students studying for an exam. Nora makes flash cards to memorize new terms and repeatedly reads them to herself. Miles links new terms to the ones he already knows based on their meanings. Nora is using __________, and Miles is using __________ to learn the new terms.
Question options:
maintenance rehearsal; elaborative rehearsal
elaborative rehearsal; maintenance rehearsal
episodic memory; semantic memory
semantic memory; episodic memory

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct option is: maintenance rehearsal; elaborative rehearsal

Explanation:

Memory rehearsal is described as the practice or mental technique by which information is processed and retained as a memory.

The two types of memory rehearsal are: maintenance rehearsal and elaborative rehearsal

The maintenance rehearsal refers to the process of storing the given information in the working or short-term memory. It involves repetition of the information without understanding or connecting with other information stored in the memory

Whereas, elaborative rehearsal involves understanding the given information and connecting with other information stored in the memory. This method involves retaining the information in the long-term memory.

Therefore, Nora is maintenance rehearsal. Whereas, Miles is using elaborative rehearsal.