Someone asks you to name the twenty-second president of the United States,but you cannot remember.To aid your memory,the person then tells you that the president's name is the same as that of a large city on Lake Erie.Upon hearing the hint,you instantly realize that Grover Cleveland is the answer.In this situation,the hint acted as a(n)______.
A)elaborative rehearsal cue
B)cross code
C)structural cue
D)retrieval cue

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The hint of the president's name being the same as a large city on Lake Erie acted as a retrieval cue, triggering the recall of the information from memory.

Someone Asks You to Name the Twenty-Second President of the United