Cognitive Chunking Theory

Memory is composed of three parts sensory memory, working memory and long-term memory. Sensory memory tends to preserve information in its original sense for a fraction of a second. If the sense is strong or memorable a person is able to have a higher chance of recalling it. Senses that we are adapted to would not be meaningful therefore it would fade in our sensory memory. Working memory is the next phase in, which we hold and manipulate information in a conscious attention through a phonological loop, visuospatial, central executive system and episode buffer. In past research done by Miller he found working memory capacity to be roughly around seven, however now it is believed that working memory is less than that. Long-term memory is the next stage and it has infinite capacity. There are many methods that are used to enhance long-term memory such as repeating and practicing. An important method that is being tested in this experiment is the ability to do chunking. Chunking is when you combine individual things and group them together. (cite text book) In previous research done by Karen Doyle (2015), Doyle found to support that rats would use cognitive chunking strategy to find a difference in patterns. She had done two experiments, one determining the extent in which rats do chunk randomly or in a specific set of how …show more content…
To analyze the data collected from the global database participants used at the test. After using SPSS it was discovered that the p-value was .000. The mean for digit span when it came to presenting single digits at a time was 7.46. The mean for digit span when it came to presenting group numbers was 8.95. The group number mean was 1.40 higher than the single digit. The mean for the binary single was 7.7 and the mean for letters was