If One Wants to Increase the Capacity of Short-Term Memory

question 56

Multiple Choice

If one wants to increase the capacity of short-term memory, more items can be held through the process of __________

• A) chunking.
• B) decoding.
• C) rote rehearsal.
• D) data compression.

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