Author Question: Randall is trying to remember how to spell the word separate. He retrieves the first three letters ... (Read 71 times)

Kikoku · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Randall is trying to remember how to spell the word separate. He retrieves the first three letters (S E P) and the last four (R A T E) and assumes that the fourth letter must be E because he usually pronounces the word like this: SEP-ER-ATE. Randall's process of remembering how to spell the word (in this case, incorrectly) illustrates the use of:

a. a script
b. a retrieval cue
c. construction in retrieval
d. encoding cue

Question 2

Lucy sees a boy who looks very familiar to her, but she can't remember who he is. Then the boy says something with a thick French accent, and Lucy suddenly realizes that he is the foreign exchange student from France. In this situation, the boy's French accent helps Lucy remember by:

a. Restricting the spread of activation
b. Providing a retrieval cue
c. Helping her elaborate on stored information
d. Facilitating a reorganization of her long-term memory