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mynx

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Information is retained in your short-term memory for
 
  a. less than a minute.
  b. about an hour.
  c. 8-10 hours.
  d. 24 hours.

Question 2

An activity that demonstrates the use of chunking is
 
  a. memorizing the exact definition of a word.
  b. organizing individual pieces of information into meaningful groups.
  c. highlighting the most important terms in a textbook.
  d. creating a mental image of a difficult concept.



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

b



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