Elaboration Skills as a Learning Strategy11Some of the initial conceptualizations and research reported in this chapter derive from my doctoral dissertation. Our current research effort is supported in part by Contract No. DAHC19-76-C-0026 with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and monitored by the Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences. Views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the author and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Army Research Institute, or of the United States Government.