The initial "Peterson & Peterson" interpretation of the Brown-Peterson task result was that the performance decrement was due to memory decay across time.This interpretation was later challenged by __________.
A)Triesman & Gelade
B)Cooper & Shepard
C)Waugh & Norman
D)Johnston & Heinz

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Waugh & Norman challenged the memory decay explanation by demonstrating that the performance decrement could be eliminated by preventing rehearsal, suggesting that interference rather than memory decay was the cause of forgetting in the task.

The Initial "Peterson & Peterson" Interpretation of the Brown-Peterson Task