The word-length effect reveals that
A)STM digit span remains constant across native speakers of different languages.
B)longer words are typically more distinctive and easier to retrieve from LTM than shorter words.
C)working memory's central executive processes verbal information differently than visual/image information.
D)the phonological loop of the working memory model has a limited capacity.

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The word-length effect refers to the phenomenon that people can remember a greater number of shorter words than longer words in short-term memory. This suggests that the phonological loop of the working memory model, which is responsible for processing verbal information, has a limited capacity. Therefore, the correct answer is D. Choices A, B, and C are incorrect as they do not pertain to the word-length effect.

The Word-Length Effect Reveals That