Trinh is a famous chef. Since she does not like to share her secret family recipes, she does not write down her special creations, which makes it difficult to remember their ingredients. To aid her memory, she has created a unique "mental walk" that she takes to recall each recipe. For each one, she has a familiar "route" she can imagine walking through (e.g., from the end of her driveway to her living room) where she places each item in the recipe somewhere along the way (e.g., fish sauce splattered on the front door). By doing so, Trinh is using ___________ to organize her memories.
A) mental synthesis
B) paired-associate learning
C) the pegword technique
D) the method of loci

Question

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Trinh's use of a familiar route and placing each item along the way to aid in her memory recall is an example of the method of loci, also known as the memory palace technique. This involves associating each item to be remembered with a specific location or image within a familiar physical space.

Trinh Is a Famous Chef