Merely repeating information over and over is called _____, while focusing on the meaning of the information to help encode and transfer it to long-term memory is called _____.
A)clustering; chunking
B)chunking; clustering
C)elaborative rehearsal; maintenance rehearsal
D)maintenance rehearsal; elaborative rehearsal

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Merely repeating information over and over is maintenance rehearsal, while focusing on the meaning of the information to help encode and transfer it to long-term memory is elaborative rehearsal. Therefore, the correct choice is D, which matches the two types of rehearsal and their definitions. A, B and C are incorrect because they either have the wrong order of rehearsal types or incorrect terms.

Merely Repeating Information Over and Over Is Called _____, While