Which behavior is an example of rehearsal?
A) repeating a phone number several times between looking it up and dialing it
B) intentionally focusing on the last four digits of a phone number when looking it up
C) improvement over time in one's ability to remember a 10-digit phone number one has dialed several times
D) all of these behaviors

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Rehearsal involves the repetition of information to keep it in short-term memory or to encode it into long-term memory. Repeating a phone number several times to remember it is a classic example of rehearsal. Choices B and C describe focusing and practice effects, respectively, rather than rehearsal.

Which Behavior Is an Example of Rehearsal