Chloe could not remember the name of the husband of a very important client. So Chloe began reciting the alphabet until a letter triggered her memory, and she could remember the name. The letter of the alphabet:
A) served as a retrieval cue.
B) served as a prospective memory cue.
C) triggered a déjà vu experience.
D) triggered long-term potentiation.

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Chloe was using the alphabet as a retrieval cue to help remember the name of the client's husband. A retrieval cue is any stimulus that helps a person access and retrieve information from memory. In this case, the letter of the alphabet triggered her memory and helped her remember the name.

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