Maintenance rehearsal is most closely associated with ____ while elaborative rehearsal is most closely associated with ____.
A) semantic memory; episodic memory
B) short-term memory; long-term memory
C) implicit memory; explicit memory
D) visual memory; auditory memory

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Maintenance rehearsal involves the simple repetition of information in order to keep it in short-term memory, while elaborative rehearsal involves deeper processing and making connections with existing long-term memories in order to transfer information into long-term memory. Therefore, maintenance rehearsal is associated with short-term memory, while elaborative rehearsal is associated with long-term memory.

Maintenance Rehearsal Is Most Closely Associated with ____ While Elaborative