All night, Pedro has been staring at Samantha from across the dance floor. At the end of the night, he finally gets the courage to ask her for her telephone number. His mental repetition of her number on the drive home is one example of
A)chunking.
B)the power of suggestion.
C)rehearsal.
D)transference of memory.

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Pedro's mental repetition of Samantha's telephone number on the drive home is an example of rehearsal, a cognitive process that involves repeating information over and over in order to remember it better. This process is often used to transfer information from short-term memory to long-term memory.

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