Combining individual letters into familiar words enables you to remember more of the letters in this sentence. This best illustrates the value of

A) the spacing effect.
B) iconic memory.
C) the serial position effect.
D) chunking.

Chunking refers to the process of grouping individual bits of information into larger units or chunks, allowing for more efficient storage and recall. By combining individual letters into familiar words, we are chunking the information together and making it easier to remember. The other options listed do not accurately capture the process at work in this scenario. The spacing effect refers to the fact that spaced out learning sessions lead to better retention than massed practice, which is not directly relevant here. Iconic memory refers to our visual sensory memory and is not related to the process of combining letters into words. The serial position effect refers to the tendency to remember items at the beginning (primacy effect) and end (recency effect) of a list better than items in the middle, which is not relevant to this scenario.