Prospective Memory Limits the Cognitive Resources Available for Other Tasks

question 94

Multiple Choice

Prospective memory limits the cognitive resources available for other tasks because it

• A) reduces the number of items we can maintain in short-term storage.
• B) interferes with information retrieval from long-term storage.
• C) disrupts the encoding process in short-term storage.
• D) interrupts information processing in sensory storage.

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