Trevor calls home from a payphone to ask his mother what the telephone number is for the baseball box office. He does not have paper so when his mother tells him the number, he starts rehearsing it in his head until he can end the call with her, hang-up the phone and dial the box office number. After his mom says, “The number is 555-2900” she asks him what time he will be home for dinner. When Trevor tries to call the baseball box office, he realizes he has already forgotten the number. Which of the following best explains why?
A. Trevor subconsciously did not want to buy the baseball tickets
B. Telling his mother what time he would be home interfered with his ability to remember the telephone number.
C. Numbers are the most difficult information to remember
D. STM is very brief, lasting less than 10 seconds
B. Telling his mother what time he would be home interfered with his ability to remember the telephone number.
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