Mary has just met an attractive man named Austin at a party. She wants to make sure she remembers his name. What should she do?
A) Mary should make it more meaningful. For example, she might remind herself that Austin has the same name as the capital of Texas.
B) Mary should repeat the name continuously so as to commit it to long-term memory.
C) Mary should chunk it by remembering the first three letters as a set and then remembering the remaining letters as a set.
D) Mary should create a song to help her remember his name.

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Associating his name with something meaningful will help Mary remember it better than simple repetition or chunking. Creating a song might be difficult to do on the spot, and may not be effective for everyone.

Mary Has Just Met an Attractive Man Named Austin at a Party