Which of the following statements about short-term memory is not true?
A) The ability to work on information competes constantly with the ability to store new information for a short time.
B) Single words are harder to remember than phrases and sentences.
C) As the size of each chunk increases, the number of chunks that can be recalled declines.
D) The critical factor for recall in short-term memory is the number of meaningful units involved.

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Single words are actually easier to remember than phrases and sentences in short-term memory. This is known as the word-length effect, which refers to the fact that memory for lists of words is better for short words than for long words.

Which of the Following Statements About Short-Term Memory Is Not