Luiz is being asked to remember a series of the following 15 letters: FOXHOWLSWANTBUG. He finds this to be easier to remember as the four words "fox howls want bug," rather than 15 individual letters. Luiz has used a process known as
A) maintenance rehearsal.
B) long-term potentiation.
C) recognition.
D) chunking.
E) eidetic imagery.

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Luiz has used a process known as chunking, where he groups several individual items together into larger units, making them easier to remember. In this case, he has grouped the individual letters into words, which has reduced the number of items he needs to remember from 15 to 4.

Luiz Is Being Asked to Remember a Series of the Following