If the most recent theories regarding the capacity of short-term memory are correct, then ________.
A) five sentences should be easier to remember than five words
B) five sentences should be as difficult to remember as five words
C) five sentences should be more difficult to remember than five words
D) five sentences and five words should both be easier to remember than five letters, because the words and sentences both have inherent meaning

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According to the most recent theories of short-term memory, the capacity is limited to around 4 to 5 chunks of information. A chunk can be a word, a phrase, or a meaningful sequence of information. Since five sentences are composed of more chunks than five words, it should be more difficult to remember the sentences. Therefore, the correct choice is C.

If the Most Recent Theories Regarding the Capacity of Short-Term