Question

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates how effective or ineffective maintenance rehearsal is in transferring information into LTM?A. Lilia recalls her grandmother's house where she grew up, even though she hasn't been there for 22 years.

B. Ben learned his martial arts moves by making up "short stories" and mental images to describe each movement.
C. Renee starred in the lead role of her high school play a few years ago. Although she helped write the play and based her character on her own life, she cannot remember many of the actual lines of dialogue anymore.
D. Serena's keys were stolen from her purse. She cannot give a detailed description of her keychain to the police, even though she used it every day for three years.

Answer 1

The following scenario best illustrates how effective or ineffective maintenance rehearsals in transferring information into LTM:

D. Serena's keys were stolen from her purse. She cannot give a detailed description of her keychain to the police, even though she used it every day for three years.

Step-by-step explanation:

• LTM stands for long term memory and it is such a memory that can store information for long period of time.
• Maintenance Rehearsal in long term memory refers to a process in which keep repeating information so that it remain in our memory for longer period of time.
• The option D is correct as when Serena's key were stolen from her purse and she couldn't give a detailed description of her keychain even she used it every day for three years. This shows that she didn't keep checking the features of her keychain and that's why her brain couldn't keep it in her memory for longer time.