Amy Is Trying to Remember Her Social Security Number While

Multiple Choice

Amy is trying to remember her social security number while registering for school. What technique would help Amy in this process?

A) Stare at the numbers on her social security card to create an icon in her short-term memory.
B) Repeat the list of numbers to herself one at a time.
C) Rehearse the set of numbers, keeping them in the three-chunks format.
D) This is not possible because a social security number is made up of nine numbers, which is over short-term memory capacity.