Suppose We Use the Bookshelf Analogy to Explain the Capacity

question 69

Multiple Choice

 Suppose we use the bookshelf analogy to explain the capacity of short-term memory.When you use chunking to increase that capacity,____. 

• A)you are able to pack a virtually unlimited number of items into larger chunks or "books"
• B)the size of the bookshelf is actually changed
• C)you are changing the length of the shelf but not the depth of the shelf
• D)you are not actually changing the size of the bookshelf

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Definitions:

Quantifier

A logical term that specifies the quantity of specimens in the domain of discourse that satisfy a conditional statement.

Atomic Open Sentence

An atomic open sentence is a type of logical statement that contains variables and is either true or false depending on the values of those variables.

Truth-functional

Pertaining to a logical relation where the truth value of a compound proposition is determined by the truth values of its components.

Atomic

Relating to the basic, indivisible components of matter.