To remember the five Great Lakes, you might remember the word HOMES, because each of the five letters in HOMES is the first letter of one of the Great Lakes. This strategy is known as
A) the method of loci.
B) the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon.
C) a natural language mediator.
D) a recognition task.
E) maintenance rehearsal.

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Using the word HOMES as a mnemonic to remember the names of the Great Lakes is an example of a natural language mediator, which involves using familiar words or associations to remember new information.

To Remember the Five Great Lakes, You Might Remember the Word