Someone asks you to name the twenty-second president of the United States, but you can't remember. To aid your memory, the person then tells you that the president's name is the same as that of a large city on Lake Erie. Upon hearing the hint, you instantly realize that Grover Cleveland is the answer. In this situation, the hint acted as a(n) ________.
A) elaborative rehearsal cue
B) cross code
C) structural cue
D) retrieval cue

Question

Someone asks you to name the twenty-second president of the United States, but you can't remember. To aid your memory, the person then tells you that the president's name is the same as that of a large city on Lake Erie. Upon hearing the hint, you instantly realize that Grover Cleveland is the answer. In this situation, the hint acted as a(n) ________.
A) elaborative rehearsal cue 
B) cross code
C) structural cue
D) retrieval cue

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The hint served as a retrieval cue, triggering the retrieval of the answer from memory.

Someone Asks You to Name the Twenty-Second President of the United