Prospective memory limits the cognitive resources available for other tasks because it
A) reduces the number of items we can maintain in short-term storage.
B) interferes with information processing from sensory storage.
C) disrupts the encoding process in short-term storage.
D) interrupts information processing in sensory storage.

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Prospective memory, which involves remembering to perform a planned action or recall a planned intention at some future point in time, can limit cognitive resources available for other tasks by reducing the number of items we can maintain in short-term storage. This is because part of the cognitive resources are allocated to the task of remembering the future intention, thereby reducing the capacity available for processing new information.

Prospective Memory Limits the Cognitive Resources Available for Other Tasks