Elaborative rehearsal involves trying to store something in long-term memory by ____.
A) listening to subliminal learning tapes during non-REM sleep
B) repeating it over and over again, whether you are paying attention or not
C) taking memory enhancing pills like B vitamins or ginkgo
D) associating it with something you already have stored in long-term memory

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Elaborative rehearsal involves making connections between new information and existing knowledge in long-term memory. By associating new information with something that is already stored in long-term memory, it is more likely to be retained and easily retrieved in the future. The other options listed are not effective methods of elaborative rehearsal.

Elaborative Rehearsal Involves Trying to Store Something in Long-Term Memory