Chang searched for a phone number to his favorite sandwich shop, so that he could place a pick-up order. He finally found the number in an old phone book, but he had left his phone in the other room. He repeated the number again and again until he got his phone and was able to put the number in. This memory tactic is called ________.

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Maintenance rehearsal is the repetition of information to maintain it in short-term memory. In this scenario, Chang repeated the phone number until he could enter it into his phone, which is an example of maintenance rehearsal. Deep processing involves associating new information with existing knowledge or experiences, elaborative rehearsal involves connecting new information to meaningful concepts, and distractor inhibition refers to the ability to ignore irrelevant information. None of these explanation fit Chang's scenario as well as maintenance rehearsal.

Chang Searched for a Phone Number to His Favorite Sandwich