James was involved in a car accident three years ago. He rec…

James was involved in a car accident three years ago. He recently saw a man he remembered being in the accident, but when he approached him, the man had no idea what James was talking about. It turned out that the man was working at a coffee shop James had visited that day and was in no way involved in the car accident. James’s confusion was the result of:

Jessica is trying to remember all 26 definitions in her chem…

Jessica is trying to remember all 26 definitions in her chemistry booklet 2 minutes before the exam. She seems to think that she can just store all 26 of these definitions in her short-term memory. If she understood the limits of memory, she would realize that her short-term memory is able to retain ________ of the definitions.

Susan’s mom called Susan on her cell phone to ask her to pic…

Susan’s mom called Susan on her cell phone to ask her to pick up eight items from the grocery store on her way home from work. Because Susan was on the bus with no way to make a list when her mom called, she had to remember the items. She grouped them into categories of food, drinks, and supplies, thereby making use of: