Information in Short-Term Memory Is Retained for About ________ If

question 36

Multiple Choice

Information in short-term memory is retained for about ________ if it is not rehearsed.

• A) 30 seconds
• B) 2-3 seconds or less
• C) 30 minutes
• D) 5-20 minutes

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Definitions:

Pleasure

A positive emotional response or feeling of enjoyment resulting from fulfilling a desire or achieving a goal.

Adaptive Behaviors

Behaviors that are learned or modified in response to changes in environment, allowing an individual or species to survive and reproduce.

Survival

The act of continuing to live or exist, especially in spite of challenging conditions or threats.

Reproduction

The biological process by which new individual organisms are produced from their parents.