When colleen first learned the word “ominous,” she pictured a large, dark cloud to her remember its meaning. which term best describes this example?
a. elaboration
b. retention
c. visual imagery
d. processing

C. visual imagery

Explanation:

Visual images are all images that the mind produces. If we imagine anything, we are producing a mental image. This image can have sound, movement, color, temperature, etc, that is, it can have all the characteristics that material reality has.

The mind organizes visual images by placing them within a story or context. In this case an example of a visual image is being shown in the above question, which shows that when Colleen learned the word "ominous" she imagined a large dark cloud to help her remember its meaning.