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 the 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 the number on the drive home is an example of rehearsal, which is a cognitive process of repeating information over and over again in order to transfer it from short-term memory to long-term memory. In this case, Pedro is trying to memorize Samantha's telephone number so he can remember it later. Chunking (A) is a memory technique that involves grouping information into smaller, more manageable units, and it's not applicable in this scenario. The power of suggestion (B) refers to the idea that people can be influenced to believe or do things based on subtle cues or suggestions from others, and it's not relevant in this scenario. Transference of memory (D) is not a recognized memory process, and it's not applicable in this scenario.

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