Chang Searched for a Phone Number to His Favorite Sandwich

Multiple Choice

Chang searched for a phone number to his favorite sandwich shop, so that he could place a pick-up order. He finally found the number in an old phone book, but he had left his phone in the other room. He repeated the number again and again until he got his phone and was able to put the number in. This memory tactic is called ________.

A) deep processing
B) maintenance rehearsal
C) elaborative rehearsal
D) distractor inhibition