Susan's mom called Susan on her cell phone to ask her to pick up eight items from the grocery store on her way home from work. Because Susan was on the bus with no way to make a list, she had to remember the items. She grouped them into categories of food, drinks, and supplies, thereby making use of _____ encoding.

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Organizational encoding involves grouping information into categories or organizing it in some way. Susan's grouping of the grocery items into food, drinks, and supplies is an example of organizational encoding.

Susan's Mom Called Susan on Her Cell Phone to Ask