Short-term memory is so accommodating to verbal information that speech that is not relevant to the task at hand can interfere with short-term memory processing, a finding called the ______.
a. speech overload
b. maintenance rehearsal
c. verbal conflict
d. irrelevant speech effect
Ans: D
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