To remember the five Great Lakes, you might remember the word HOMES, because each of the five letters in HOMES is the first letter of one of the Great Lakes. This strategy is known as
A) the method of loci.
B) the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon.
C) a natural language mediator.
D) a recognition task.
E) maintenance rehearsal.

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A natural language mediator is a word or phrase used to help remember information by associating the information with a familiar term or concept. In this case, the acronym "HOMES" is used as a mediator to remember the names of the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.

To Remember the Five Great Lakes, You Might Remember the Word