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:

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Counting backwards prevents rehearsal, which is the process of actively maintaining information in short-term memory by repeating it.

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