The maintenance rehearsal task of learning a word by repeating it over and over again is most likely to
A) lead to immediate decay due to retroactive interference.
B) produce some short-term remembering, but fail to produce longer-term memories.
C) cause sensory memories to interfere with consolidation in working memory.
D) lead to effective autobiographical memories.

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Maintenance rehearsal is a shallow processing strategy that involves repeating information over and over again without any elaboration or meaning. This type of rehearsal is more likely to lead to short-term remembering, but it is less effective in generating long-term memories. Therefore, choice B is the most appropriate option. Choices A, C, and D are incorrect because they do not reflect the effects of maintenance rehearsal correctly.

The Maintenance Rehearsal Task of Learning a Word by Repeating