After looking up a friend's new number in the phone book, Franklin discovers that the pay phone is being monopolized by someone. Assuming that Franklin is not rehearsing the number, what is the longest period of time that he can wait without forgetting the number entirely??
a. ?one second
b. ?ten seconds
c. ?twenty seconds
d. ?two minutes
ANSWER:
c
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A. Sigmund Freud B. William James C. G. Stanley Hall D. Anna Freud
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