Someone leaves a phone number on your answering machine.You repeat the number to yourself as you start to dial.Then,your mother asks you a question.You answer her and then turn back to the phone to complete your dialing only to realize tht you do not remember the last three digits.This illustrates how short-term memory is affected by
A)dishabituation.
B)priming.
C)chunking.
D)displacement.

Question

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The situation described is an example of displacement, which occurs when new information pushes out or displaces previously held information in short-term memory. The interruption from the mother caused the person to lose the information they were holding in short-term memory, in this case the last three digits of the phone number.

Someone Leaves a Phone Number on Your Answering Machine