Seth participated in a memory experiment.He has been instructed to count backwards between the last presentation of a stimulus and recall of the stimulus.This procedure was probably designed to
A)prevent subjects from rehearsing.
B)disorient subjects about the purpose of the experiment.
C)allow some decay to occur.
D)increase depth of processing.

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The counting backwards task is a common technique used to prevent rehearsal, which can interfere with the measurement of memory retention by keeping the participant's attention away from the stimulus.

Seth Participated in a Memory Experiment