Hey everyone,
Learning Arppeggios is a good thing, it can help you in changing chord positions too. Single notes, and sweep picking have been mentioned, but if you play them in unison it's a chord.

Rick,
Chicken pickin' is a pick technique, where you push the pick far enough back between the thumb, and index finger that you can mute it a little bit when you pick the string. The technique of using your fingers with a pick has also been referred to as chicken pickin' too. I'm not sure who gets the credit, but it's safe to say it was either Roy Nichols, or James Burton that came up with this. Many guitar greats have used both of these techniques, but it takes a little practice to do it right.

JD