When you tell an acquaintance your telephone number,you do NOT recite the digits one by one at a constant rate,as in "3,3,7,2,3,4,8,3,9,2." Rather,you might say,"3,3,7....2,3,4....83,92." This exemplifies ___,a strategy to enhance ___ memory.
A) consolidation; sensory
B) consolidation; working
C) chunking; sensory
D) chunking; working

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The strategy being exemplified in this scenario is chunking, where information is grouped together into larger units to aid memory. Additionally, since the information being remembered is a phone number (which is later used for a task), it falls under the category of working memory. Therefore, the correct choice is D - chunking; working.

When You Tell an Acquaintance Your Telephone Number,you Do NOT