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RYAN BANYAN

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Which one of the following alternatives best describes the process of elaboration of new information?
 
  a. Paying careful attention to the most important aspects of new information
  b. Failing to notice significant aspects of new information
  c. Constructing meaning by adding something already known to new information
  d. Remembering the order in which several pieces of new information are received

Question 2

Tyler learns that Christopher Columbus's first voyage across the Atlantic was financed by Queen Isabella of Spain. He thinks to himself, She probably thought she would make a profit on her investment. By speculating about the queen's motives,
 
  Tyler is demonstrating which one of the following processes?
   a. Elaboration
   b. Imagery
   c. Rehearsal
   d. Organization


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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A



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