Question

Elena finds it very difficult to remember a long string of numbers, so she tries to memorize three numbers at a time. Later, she is able to repeat the numbers correctly because she grouped the numbers into more manageable groups of three. This is an example of ________.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is chunking.

Explanation:

Chunking is a learning technique that consists in grouping smaller units of information into larger units. Learning a phone numbers usually requires chunking, as we group individual numbers into groups of two or three.

Chunking is also a useful tool for language: instead of learning the meaning of individual words or grammatical points, we learn the meaning of longer, more complex phrases.