Controls rehearsal which has the ability to keep auditory and verbal information in short term memory for extended periods of time.

articulatory rehearsal process

- maintenance rehearsal
- elaborative rehearsal

Types of rehearsal

We remember significant events better not because of any special process/mechanism, but just because they are rehearsed more often.

Narrative rehearsal hypothesis

When repeating a stimulus over and over again, you are retaining it into short-term memory.

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Cognitive processes that a person can use to exert some sort of control over their memory (i.e. rehearsal). They
- 1) strategies that make things more memorable
- 2) strategies for attention (where to focus)

Control processes

Goldstein, E. B. (2014). Cognitive psychology: Connecting mind, research and everyday experience. Nelson Education.


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