In a Classic Memory Study by Peterson and Peterson (1959),participants

Multiple Choice

In a classic memory study by Peterson and Peterson (1959) ,participants were given consonant strings to remember-such as DBX and HLM-and then instructed to count backwards from 100 by 3.After a variable amount of time,the participants were asked to recall the consonant strings.Asking participants to count backwards effectively prevents:

A) sensory storage.
B) iconic memory.
C) short-term storage.
D) rehearsal.