In order to store a phone number in short-term memory, the brain uses ______ to group information into sets.

A) encoding
B) chunking
C) the primary-recency effect
D) retrieval

Ans: B) chunking

Psychology

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A) Dialectical thought versus problem-resolution B) Ego integrity versus despair C) Generativity versus stagnation D) Intimacy versus isolation

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Marcus works in the laboratory of Dr. Flores, an expert in the electrophysiology of squid axons. After taking a reading from a recording electrode placed within a squid axon, Marcus comments to Dr. Flores that the squid axon is at its resting potential. What measurement did Marcus take with the recording electrode?

a. -70 mV b. -40 mV c. 0 mV d. +40 mV

Psychology