Elementary school students in the U.S.are often taught to use the very familiar word "HOMES" as a cue for remembering the names of the Great Lakes (each letter in "HOMES" provides a first-letter cue for one of the lakes: Huron,Ontario,Michigan,Erie,Superior).This memory procedure usually works better than repeating the names over and over.The use of this familiar word provides an example of
A)a self-reference effect.
B)repetition priming.
C)implicit memory.
D)elaborative rehearsal.

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Elaborative rehearsal involves linking new information to existing knowledge or using mnemonic devices, like "HOMES," to make the information more memorable.

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