Brenda Has Trouble Remembering Her New Five-Digit ZIP Plus Four-Digit

question 101

Multiple Choice

Brenda has trouble remembering her new five-digit ZIP plus four-digit address code. What is the most likely explanation for the difficulty Brenda is having?

• A)Nine digits are at or above the upper limit of most people's short-term memory capacity.
• B)Nine digits are at or above the upper limit of most people's iconic memory capacity.
• C)The extra four digits cannot be organized into easily remembered chunks.
• D)Brenda evidently has an impaired implicit memory.

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