The basic purpose of chunking as a memory strategy is to
A. increase the capacity of information in all of the sensory registers.
B. increase the amount of information to be stored in the long-term memory.
C. reduce the amount of information to be stored in the working memory.
D. reduce the amount of time for processing information in long-term memory.
Answer:C
The basic purpose of chunking as a memory strategy is to
A. increase the capacity of information in all of the sensory registers. B. increase the amount of information to be stored in the long-term memory. C. reduce the amount of information to be stored in the working memory. D. reduce the amount of time for processing information in long-term memory.
Explanation: C) By grouping individual bits of information in a meaningful way (as when letters are combined to form words), chunking reduces the amount of information to be stored in working memory.