Francisco is having a hard time remembering that Madison is the capital of Wisconsin. He also knows that his dad will be upset if Francisco flunks his test of state capitals. Suddenly, Francisco sees a connection between these two events and realizes that he can recall the capital of Wisconsin by remembering that his dad will be mad at him if he can't remember (mad at son = Madison). In this example, Francisco is clearly using ____ to aid in his memory.
A) rehearsal
B) centration
C) elaboration
D) irreversibility

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Francisco is using elaboration, a memory strategy that involves creating a meaningful connection or association between new information and information already known, to aid in his memory of the capital of Wisconsin by linking it to the potential reaction of his dad.

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