Mary tells her research participants to memorize the list of 20 words in front of them, as they will have to recall those words during a later memory test. These instructors are consistent with which experimental procedure?
A) incidental learning
B) intentional learning
C) the generation effect
D) modality specific learning

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Intentional learning involves deliberately setting out to learn and remember information, which is what Mary's research participants are doing by being instructed to memorize the list of 20 words. The other options do not accurately describe the experimental procedure being used.

Mary Tells Her Research Participants to Memorize the List of 20