Someone Asks You to Name the First Female Prime Minister

Multiple Choice

Someone asks you to name the first female prime minister of Canada but you can't remember.To aid your memory,the person then tells you that the prime minister's name is frequently mentioned in soup commercials.Upon hearing the hint,you instantly realize that Kim Campbell is the answer.In this situation,the hint acted as a/an:

A) elaborative rehearsal cue.
B) mnemonic.
C) flashbulb memory.
D) retrieval cue.