Regarding short-term memory, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)Short-term memory is also called working memory.
B)People vary in their short-term memory capacities, but people can increase their capacity by using chunking or other techniques.
C)Short-term memory allows a person to process and retain newly acquired information for about 30 seconds.
D)Use of maintenance rehearsal can extend short-term memory.
E)Short-term memory relies more on visual coding than acoustic coding.

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Short-term memory relies more on acoustic coding than visual coding for most people. This means that information is often encoded and stored based on how it sounds rather than how it looks, which is contrary to what option E suggests.

Regarding Short-Term Memory, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE