Question

instead of simply repeating a series of numbers he wants to remember david mentally associates the numbers with meaningful dates such as his friends birthdays. he explained that he wanted to use a strategy that has been shown to be better for memory. the strategy he chose was called
a automatic processing.
b deep processing.
c procedural memory.
d chunking.

Explanation:

• Automatic processing: Refers to unconscious encoding of information like space, time, and frequency. David is consciously associating numbers with dates, so this is not automatic processing.
• Deep processing: Involves encoding semantic (meaning - related) information. David is associating numbers (which are otherwise just a series of digits) with meaningful dates (semantic information like birthdays). This is a form of deep processing as it focuses on the meaning.
• Procedural memory: Is memory for how to do things (e.g., riding a bike). The question is about remembering a series of numbers, not a procedure, so this is incorrect.
• Chunking: Is organizing information into smaller, manageable units (e.g., breaking a long number into smaller parts). Here, David is adding meaning (associating with birthdays) rather than just chunking the number.

Answer:

B. deep processing.