In the Peterson distractor task, people are asked to recall a short list of three letters after delays ranging from 3 to 18 seconds. They were asked to count backward by threes during the delay. What does this test measure?

In the Peterson distractor task, people are asked to recall a short list of three letters after delays ranging from 3 to 18 seconds. They were asked to count backward by threes during the delay. What does this test measure?




a. sensory register capacity
b. the duration of short-term memory
c. long-term potentiation
d. the capacity of short-term memory


Answer: B. The duration of short term memory


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