Question

Which of the following encoding strategies would be most useful in enhancing long-term memory ?

• A. Rote rehearsal and mnemonic devices
• B. Rote rehearsal alone
• C. Self-referencing and mnemonic devices
• D. Chunking and self-referencing

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Self-referencing and mnemonic devices

• Encoding is more successful when more cognitive effort is actively used.
• Combining encoding strategies is more useful than using only one.
• Rote rehearsal is simply repeating information. It requires the least amount of cognitive effort.
• Chunking is grouping things into categories to ease memory. It is still less effortful than utilizing mnemonic devices, or linking information with things already stored in long-term memory.
• The most cognitively effortful technique listed is self-referencing. This, combined with using mnemonic devices, would be the most effective encoding technique.