The amount of information that can be held in long-term memory:
A)depends on the amount of maintenance rehearsal performed on the information.
B)seems to be limitless.
C)is seven items or bits of information, plus or minus two.
D)is four items or bits of information, plus or minus one.

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The capacity of long-term memory seems to be limitless, meaning there is no known capacity limit to the amount of information that can be stored in long-term memory. Option A is incorrect because maintenance rehearsal is related to the duration of retention in working memory, not long-term memory. Option C is incorrect because this refers to the capacity of working memory, not long-term memory. Option D is incorrect as well, as it is a smaller capacity than what has been observed.

The Amount of Information That Can Be Held in Long-Term