In the text, the authors discussed the astounding memory capabilities of Rajan. He could recall the digits for the number pi starting from nearly any place in the sequence. His amazing ability is due, in part, to his use of
A) chunking.
B) flashbulb memory.
C) hypnotic regression.
D) photographic memory.
Answer: A
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