According to an Experiment in Which Subjects Were Required to Count

question 827

Multiple Choice

According to an experiment in which subjects were required to count backwards after hearing a nonsense syllable, it was found that, without rehearsal, information in short-term memory will fade to zero after a delay of __________ seconds.

• A) six to eight
• B) 12 to 18
• C) 30 to 45
• D) 60 to 90

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