If you do not have an opportunity to rehearse a piece of information before it enters your short-term memory (STM), approximately how many seconds will it take to disappear?

Name: If you do not have an opportunity to rehearse a piece of information before it enters your short-term memory (STM), approximately how many seconds will it take to disappear?
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Information in short-term memory typically lasts about 18 seconds without rehearsal before it begins to fade or decay.

If You Do Not Have an Opportunity to Rehearse a Piece