In one experiment an undergraduate spent a year and a half memorizing lists of numbers and recalling them immediately. By the end of the year, how had his memory changed-if at all?

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By spending a year and a half memorizing lists of numbers and recalling them immediately, the undergraduate likely developed better chunking techniques, allowing him to store more numbers in his short-term memory. There is no evidence to suggest that his short-term memory capacity decreased or that his ability to memorize had not improved at all. While it is possible that his memory capacity increased to include letters as well, there is no information provided to support this option.

In One Experiment an Undergraduate Spent a Year and a Half