Most People Cannot Store the Following List of Letters in Short-Term

question 103

Multiple Choice

Most people cannot store the following list of letters in short-term memory. G O T O Y O U R B E D R O O M However,if the letters are grouped meaningfully into words,they fit short-term's memory span: Go to your bedroom.This illustrates _________.

• A)chunking
• B)backward masking
• C)verbal coding
• D)selective attention

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