Professor Smith Refuses to Learn His Students' Names Because He

question 9

Multiple Choice

Professor Smith refuses to learn his students' names because he believes the names will take up space in his memory that he needs to store research-related information.Professor Smith's
Belief about his memory is INCORRECT because

• A) research-related information is stored in semantic memory.
• B) the students' names are maintained in short-term storage.
• C) long-term storage holds virtually unlimited amounts of information.
• D) working memory allows him to continually maintain both sets of information.

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