When researchers investigated organization in long-term memory,they found that
A)it must be linked to sound,since users of sign-language don't have "tip-of-the-tongue" states.
B)verbal information is indexed semantically,and not by sound or form.
C)semantic categories are effective in organizing words and concepts.
D)organization is based on human physiology and so culture has few effects on retrieval.

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Semantic categories are effective in organizing words and concepts because they provide a way to group related items together. This makes it easier to retrieve information from memory, as we can use the category as a cue to access the specific item we are looking for.

When Researchers Investigated Organization in Long-Term Memory,they Found That