An investigator asks some participants to count the number of letters in each of the names on a long list of Russian rivers. She asks other participants to pronounce each river's name and asks, for instance, "Does it rhyme with Vienna" (for Lenna). She asks a third group of participants to place the river on a map and to observe into which larger body of water it flows. Which approach memory concept is this investigator most likely interested in
A)context-dependent memory
B)schemas
C)state-dependent memory
D)elaborative encoding

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The investigator is likely interested in elaborative encoding, which involves forming associations or making the information more meaningful, thereby enhancing memory retention. Counting letters, rhyming names, and placing rivers on a map all involve adding context or additional layers of information to the basic task of remembering the names, which aligns with the principles of elaborative encoding.

An Investigator Asks Some Participants to Count the Number of Letters