Question

Fatima is a new student on campus. Everywhere she goes, she is asked for her 12-digit student number. To memorize her new student number, she thinks of it as three different years. Fatima is using ________ to aid her memory.

Answer 1

Answer:    Chunking

Explanation:  Chunking is a term in cognitive psychology that helps to memorize complex information such as the 12-digit number in this case. Simply put, it is a process of parsing, breaking down complex information into simpler pieces that are easier to remember. Then the remembered pieces are re-grouped together, and then we can remember all the complex information. This can also be called the process of processing information in the brain, that is, in memory, when parts of information are processed, memorized, and then grouped together as a whole. Constant use of this technique increases the ability and capacity of memory over time, so that more complex information over time can be remembered in this way.