In his biology class, Marcus is trying to remember the correct order of stratification (kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species). He tries to create a sentence that will help him remember it, and comes up with "Keep Praying Cars Only Fly Green Spacemen." This is an example of _______ rehearsal, since he is tapping in a past memory of flying spacemen in a movie that he once saw.

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Elaborative rehearsal involves linking new information with existing memories or knowledge, such as Marcus associating the order of biological classification with a memorable sentence.

In His Biology Class, Marcus Is Trying to Remember the Correct