Arnie finally got the telephone number of a girl he'd been wanting to ask out for a date. Unfortunately, he had nothing to write the number on when it was told to him. To keep from forgetting the number, he simply repeats it aloud until he can find a pen and some paper. His memory tactic is called ________.
A) deep processing
B) rote rehearsal
C) elaborative rehearsal
D) distractor inhibition

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Rote rehearsal involves repeating information over and over again in order to remember it. This is exactly what Arnie is doing when he is repeatedly stating the telephone number aloud.

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