Most people cannot store the following list of letters in short-term memory. G O T O Y O U R B E D R O O M
However, if the letters are grouped meaningfully into words, they fit short-term's memory span: Go to your bedroom. This illustrates _________.

A) chunking
B) backward masking
C) verbal coding
D) selective attention

Short-Term Memory

The capacity to hold a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.

Chunking

A memory strategy involving organizing information into manageable units or chunks to enhance memory retention and retrieval.

Verbal Coding

An approach in cognitive psychology that refers to the use of words to encode information in the memory.