In a classic memory study by Peterson and Peterson (1959), participants were given consonant strings to remember—such as DBX and HLM—and then instructed to count backwards from 100 by 3. After a variable amount of time, the participants were asked to recall the consonant strings. Asking participants to count backwards effectively prevents:
A) sensory storage.
B) iconic memory.
C) short-term storage.
D) rehearsal.
D) rehearsal.
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