Most people cannot store the following list of letters in short-term memory. G O T O Y O U R B E D R O O M However,if the letters are grouped meaningfully into words,they fit short-term's memory span: Go to your bedroom.This illustrates _________.
A)chunking
B)backward masking
C)verbal coding
D)selective attention

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Chunking is the process of organizing information into smaller, meaningful units or chunks, which helps to increase the capacity of short-term memory. In this example, grouping the letters into words (chunks) allowed them to be stored in short-term memory more easily. The other answer choices (B) backward masking, (C) verbal coding, and (D) selective attention do not accurately describe the phenomenon illustrated in this example.

Most People Cannot Store the Following List of Letters in Short-Term