Smarty, age 10, is given a list of a dozen words to memorize. He notices that the words are car names, tree names, and names of states He rearranges the words into those categories and then rehearses. Smarty applied the memorization strategy called

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Smarty applied semantic organization by categorizing the words into car names, tree names, and names of states before rehearsing them. This is a cognitive strategy that involves grouping or organizing information into meaningful categories based on their relationships, which helps to facilitate memory encoding and retrieval.

Smarty, Age 10, Is Given a List of a Dozen