Professor Smith is doing research on fish.He refuses to learn his students' names because he believes that the names take up space in his long-term memory,which could be better used for fish information.He is incorrect because:
A) different types of information, such as facts about fish and names of people, are stored in different parts of memory
B) the students' names would have been stored in short-term memory
C) long-term memory can hold essentially unlimited amounts of information
D) the students' names that are preserved in long-term memory could be replaced later with different information

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Long-term memory has a vast capacity and can hold essentially unlimited amounts of information, so learning students' names would not prevent Professor Smith from storing fish information.

Professor Smith Is Doing Research on Fish