While driving to school,Mallory's car broke down.She called her father on her cell phone and he told her the phone number of a towing company to call.Just after hanging up,a passing motorist pulls up to ask if she needs assistance.After declining his offer of help,Mallory immediately calls the tow truck.Although she did NOT have a chance to rehearse the number,she finds the number easy to remember because the last four digits are the same as the year in which she was born.Which type of coding is Mallory using?
A) phonological
B) visual
C) semantic
D) eidetic

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Mallory is using semantic coding because she relates the phone number to a meaningful piece of information (the year she was born), which is a form of semantic memory (memory for meaning).

While Driving to School,Mallory's Car Broke Down