Rudolf is given a list of seven reindeer games to remember.Rudolf rehearses the names of the games in working memory.According to the capacity theory of working memory, Rudolf:
A)will be unable to remember all the games because the number exceeds the capacity of working memory.
B)with rehearsal, should be able to keep the items in working memory as he has not exceeded the capacity of working memory
C)rehearsal only applies to digits, not names.
D)will have to chunk all of the items in order to recall them.

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According to the capacity theory of working memory, with rehearsal, items can be kept in working memory for brief periods of time as long as the capacity of working memory is not exceeded. Rehearsal can apply to names as well as digits. Therefore, Rudolf should be able to remember the list of reindeer games with rehearsal.

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