Waugh and Norman argued that the Brown Peterson task was flawed and created a new experiment. Which of the following conclusions was supported by the results of their experiment?     1. Duration of short-term memory is about 16 seconds.   2. Capacity of short-term memory is about 16 items.   3. Forgetting from short-term memory is due to decay, not interference.   4. Forgetting from short-term memory is due to interference, not decay.

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  1. Waugh and Norman argued that the Brown Peterson task was flawed and created a new experiment. Which of the following conclusions was supported by the results of their experiment?

     

      1.

    Duration of short-term memory is about 16 seconds.

      2.

    Capacity of short-term memory is about 16 items.

      3.

    Forgetting from short-term memory is due to decay, not interference.

      4.

    Forgetting from short-term memory is due to interference, not decay.

     

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