Jeff is trying to remember a list of 20 letters, grouped into the following chunks: OL DHA ROL DAN DYO UNG BEN.In the context of chunking, which of the following is most likely to improve his recollection of the letters?
A)waiting at least a few hours before trying to recall the letters
B)reading them only once and trying to recall them later
C)re-chunking the letters to form meaningful words
D)removing the chunks and arranging the letters alphabetically

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Re-chunking the letters to form meaningful words allows Jeff to create associations between the letters, making them easier to remember. For example, OL DHA ROL DAN DYO UNG BEN can be re-chunked to form the words OLD HAROLD AND YOUNG BEN, which are easier to remember as they form a coherent phrase. Waiting, reading once and recalling later, and arranging alphabetically do not aid in chunking and association building, thus will not improve memory retention.

Jeff Is Trying to Remember a List of 20 Letters