Lynnae's long-term memory of what she reads is improved if she responds to fill-in-the-blank questions after completing sections of her reading assignments.Her experience best illustrates

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Lynnae's improved memory is due to the testing effect, which refers to the phenomenon that retrieving information through testing or quizzing oneself enhances long-term memory retention. This is different from the self-reference effect (A), which suggests that we remember information that is personally relevant to us. Automatic processing (B) refers to the unconscious encoding of incidental information such as space, time and frequency. The peg-word system (D) is a mnemonic device that uses association of numbers with pre-memorized words to aid in memory recall.

Lynnae's Long-Term Memory of What She Reads Is Improved If