The Experiment by Peterson and Peterson That Required Subjects to Count

question 146

Multiple Choice

The experiment by Peterson and Peterson that required subjects to count backwards after hearing a number demonstrates the

• A) importance of rehearsal for short-term memory.
• B) role of the relevance of information to memory.
• C) superiority of short-term memory over long-term memory.
• D) importance of chunking in memory.

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