"merely repeating information over and over is called while focusing on the meaning of the information is called "

The answer is maintenance rehearsal and elaborative rehearsal, respectively.

Explanation:

Maintenance rehearsal usually consists in repeating information so that it's stored in the short term memory. An example is remembering a phone number or a shopping items list.

Elaborative rehearsal involves thinking about the meaning of the information. As the information is connected to previous knowledged, it's often transferred to the long term memory.

maintenance rehearsal; elaborative rehearsal

Explanation:

Maintenance Rehearsal is the practice of vocalizing or talking about a bit of information over and over again.

Your short term memory can hold about 20 seconds of information.

That time, however, can be increased by using Maintenance Rehearsal to about 30 seconds.

Elaborative rehearsal is a technique for storing information more efficiently into your long-term memory by allowing the brain to interpret it in a more detailed manner.

Elaborative learning involves making a connection between the new information that you are trying to learn and the information that you know already.

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