Counting backwards immediately after the last presentation of a stimulus and before recall of the stimulus is an example of a task designed to
A)prevent participants from rehearsing.
B)deceive participants about the purpose of the experiment.
C)allow some decay to occur.
D)facilitate recall.

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Counting backwards is a distractor task, which prevents participants from rehearsing the stimulus information in their working memory. This increases the likelihood of recalling the information from long-term memory, rather than just reciting it from the short-term memory.

Counting Backwards Immediately After the Last Presentation of a Stimulus