Why Have Earlier Studies of Short-Term Memory Capacity Overestimated Its

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Multiple Choice

Why have earlier studies of short-term memory capacity overestimated its capacity,according to Cowan

• A) The studies failed to control for prior exposure to familiar test items. 
• B) Researchers used university students with above-average memory abilities. 
• C) Researchers used nonsense syllables, which are unnatural stimuli. 
• D) The studies failed to control for participants' tendency to chunk information.

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