You have found that it is easier for you to remember cell phone numbers and code them into your cell phone if you divide the number into two-and three-digit numbers, such as "48" or "865" rather than single digits that you often reverse. Thus, you have aided your short-term memory through

a. maintenance rehearsal.
b. the key number system.
c. the method of loci.
d. chunking.


D

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