In the Brown-Peterson task, rehearsal prevention means that:
A)a secondary task is given which prevents maintenance rehearsal of the to-be-remembered items.
B)participants are instructed not to use maintenance rehearsal.
C)maintenance rehearsal is prevented by presenting the words in a language not spoken by the participant.
D)participants use non-verbal coding of verbal materials.

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Rehearsal prevention in the Brown-Peterson task involves giving a secondary task that prevents maintenance rehearsal of the to-be-remembered items. This is usually done by distracting the participant with a task that uses similar cognitive processes, such as counting backwards by threes. Option B alone may not be effective as some individuals may still engage in maintenance rehearsal despite being instructed not to do so. Option C may make it difficult for participants to encode the words in the first place, and option D is not necessarily a form of rehearsal prevention.

In the Brown-Peterson Task, Rehearsal Prevention Means That