Aaron has just been given a telephone number of a woman with whom he wants to schedule a date, but he doesn't have anything to write the number down on. If he does not rehearse the telephone number, how long does he have to find paper and pencil before he can no longer remember it?

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The duration of short-term memory is generally believed to be around 10-20 seconds. Therefore, Aaron would have approximately 10 seconds to find paper and pencil before he may start to forget the telephone number.

Aaron Has Just Been Given a Telephone Number of a Woman