Question

To remember the information presented in her psychology textbook, Susan often relates to her own life experiences. Susan’s strategy is an effective memory aid because it facilitates

A) iconic memory
B) semantic encoding
C) automatic processing
D) proactive interference
E) the serial position effect

Answer 1

Answer: C. Semantic encoding

Explanation: Semantic encoding is a specific type of encoding in which the meaning of something like a word, phrase, picture, event or whatever is encoded as opposed to sound or vision.

Example:

-chunking

-mnemonics

-etc