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The experiment by peterson and peterson that required subjects to count backwards after hearing meaningless syllables followed by a number demonstrates the

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the answer to this question is importance of rehearsal for short-term memory
This experiment found that The longer the interval delay, the fewer syllables. Participants on average can recall 80% of syllables after a 3 seconds delay. From this result, we can draw a conclusion that short term memory is limited when rehearsal is prevented
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