Multiple Choice
During an exam, Joe found that he could look at questions and know the meaning of acronyms such as PET, MRI, fMRI, PET, and ERP. Although he found it difficult to encode the spelling of each word because that surpassed his 7+/-2 working memory capacity, he knew the meaning of each letter. This example illustrates what method used to expand working memory capacity?
A) spelling
B) temporal overload
C) chunking
D) episodic buffer
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
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