The effective duration of short-term memory, when rehearsal is prevented, is
A) just under a fraction of a second.
B) 15-20 seconds or less.
C) one to three minutes or more.
D) indefinite.

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Short-term memory, when rehearsal (the process of repetitively verbalizing or thinking about the information) is prevented, has an effective duration of about 15-20 seconds or less. This is because without rehearsal, information in short-term memory decays quickly and is either forgotten or transferred to long-term memory.

The Effective Duration of Short-Term Memory, When Rehearsal Is Prevented