Luiz is being asked to remember a series of the following 15 letters: FOXHOWLSWANTBUG. He finds this to be easier to remember as the four words "fox howls want bug," rather than 15 individual letters. Luiz has used a process known as
a. maintenance rehearsal.
b. long-term potentiation.
c. recognition.
d. chunking.
e. eidetic imagery.
d. chunking.
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a) obesity b) aggressive behavior c) sleep disturbances d) greater athleticism
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A. lower; lower B. higher; higher C. lower; higher D. higher; lower
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A) trait. B) disorder. C) state. D) context.