Which Statement Is TRUE Regarding Chunking

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which statement is TRUE regarding chunking?

• A) Chunking, if done effectively, can make the capacity of short-term memory virtually unlimited.
• B) An average person can hold about 4 plus or minus 1 chunks in short-term memory.
• C) Chunking can increase the capacity of short-term memory to an average of 16 bits of information.
• D) Chunking makes it easier to remember seven bits of information in short-term memory, but it does not actually increase the original number of bits of information that can be stored effectively.

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Definitions:

Intervening Variables

Factors within a study that mediate the relationship between the independent and dependent variables, potentially influencing the outcome.

UCS

Unconditioned Stimulus, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a physiological reflex or emotional response without prior learning.

UCR

Unconditioned response, a natural and automatic reaction to an unconditioned stimulus without prior learning or conditioning.

CS

Short for Conditioned Stimulus, it is a term used in classical conditioning to denote a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually triggers a conditioned response.