Several friends are arguing over the actual date of Will and Kate's royal wedding. Some of them think it was in May, several think it was in early April, and one student thinks it may have been in June. Seth confidently tells them it was on April 29ᵗʰ, because it was the same day that his daughter was born. Which of the following is illustrated by the example of Seth's accurate recall?

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Seth's accurate recall is an example of self-referent encoding, where information that is personally relevant is more easily remembered. In this case, Seth remembers the date of the royal wedding because it coincides with his daughter's birth. This type of encoding is a form of elaborative rehearsal that involves relating new information to pre-existing knowledge or experiences, which makes it more meaningful and therefore easier to remember.

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