Sal has six items on his grocery list. When he was at the grocery store, the other shoppers could hear him repeating "milk, juice, eggs, soap, chocolate, fruit"over and over again. Sal's behaviour is an example of __________ rehearsal.
A) activational
B) elaborative
C) differential
D) maintenance
E) rote

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Maintenance rehearsal is the process of repeatedly verbalizing or thinking about a piece of information. Sal's repetition of his grocery list items is a classic example of using maintenance rehearsal to keep information in his short-term memory.

Sal Has Six Items on His Grocery List