Maria finds that it is easier to remember her student ID number if she thinks of it in segments, such as the first three digits, then the next two, and then the final four. Each of these short segments of the number are called
A) codes.
B) cues.
C) chunks.
D) stores.
Answer: C
Rationale: Because the average capacity of short-term memory is 7 "units" of items, one way to store more information is to rearrange smaller units into larger "chunks" of information, a process known as chunking.
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