Most People Cannot Store the Following List of Letters in Short-Term

question 103

Multiple Choice

Most people cannot store the following list of letters in short-term memory. G O T O Y O U R B E D R O O M However,if the letters are grouped meaningfully into words,they fit short-term's memory span: Go to your bedroom.This illustrates _________.

• A)chunking
• B)backward masking
• C)verbal coding
• D)selective attention

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Definitions:

Plead

To make an explanation or argument, especially in a legal case, or to express something as an excuse.

Optimistic Explanatory Style

A tendency to attribute positive events to personal, permanent causes and negative events to external, temporary causes.

Depression

A common mental health disorder characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, loss of interest, and a lack of energy.

Prevention

Actions taken to stop something undesirable, such as illness or accidents, from happening.