You ask a student to describe the path to his dorm room.The most likely way in which he will do this is to __________.
A)recite a rote list of directions he memorized
B)give you the GPS location of his dorm room
C)walk through a mental image of the path and describe it to you as he does it
D)tell you that he has to draw a map of the path before he can describe it

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Walking through a mental image of the path and describing it as he goes along is a more natural way of describing a route as it involves recalling a series of landmarks and cues. Reciting a rote list of directions can be impersonal and robotic. Giving the GPS location is not a practical way of describing a path, and drawing a map may be helpful but not necessary in most cases.

You Ask a Student to Describe the Path to His