It Is Believed That Chunking Enhances Memory By

question 132

Multiple Choice

It is believed that chunking enhances memory by:

• A) widening the information-processing bottleneck due to the limited capacity of short-term memory.
• B) providing a cue to help trigger our memory for the information it represents.
• C) enhancing the associations between concepts.
• D) reducing the amount of raw information that must be encoded into memory.

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Definitions:

Marginal Utility

The additional satisfaction or utility received by consuming an additional unit of a good or service.

Marginal Utility

The additional satisfaction or utility that a person receives from consuming one additional unit of a good or service.

Budget Line

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Absolute Value

The non-negative value of a number without regard to its sign; essentially, it is the distance of a number from zero on the number line.