Doris is memorizing the names of conference attendees she is meeting for the first time.For each name,she repeats the name five times,uses the name when she addresses the new person she just met,and thinks of a connection to a celebrity with the same name.She is engaging in ____.
A)elaborative rehearsal
B)chunking
C)explicit learning
D)maintenance rehearsal

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Elaborative rehearsal involves actively manipulating and elaborating on information in order to encode it into long-term memory. Doris is using multiple strategies to accomplish this, including repetition, association, and personal relevance (through the celebrity connection). This is more effective than maintenance rehearsal, which involves simply repeating information without actively engaging with it.Chunking involves grouping information into manageable chunks, which isn't exactly what Doris is doing. Finally, explicit learning refers to consciously and intentionally learning new information, which is a component of what Doris is doing but doesn't capture the whole process.

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