When studying the Big Five personality characteristics, you remember the word OCEAN. Each personality characteristic begins with a letter from this word. The memory strategy you are using is called:
A) Acrostic mnemonic
B) Acronym mnemonic
C) Sentence mnemonic
D) None of these are accurate.

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An acronym mnemonic involves using the first letters of the items you're trying to remember to form a word or phrase, which is exactly what "OCEAN" does for the Big Five personality traits (Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism).

When Studying the Big Five Personality Characteristics, You Remember the Word