Which of the following best describes the capacity of short-term memory?
A. There is a limit to how much information can be held at a single time.
B. As long as attention is sustained, more and more items can be held at a single time.
C. As long as someone is motivated, more and more items can be held at a single time.
D. The amount of information that can be held at a single time is the same for everyone.
Answer: A
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