The research by Lloyd and Margaret Peterson suggests that the duration of short-term memory is about 15 seconds, but some have proposed that it may be as short as 5 seconds. These other theorists have suggested that some of the participants in the Petersons' study were able to silently rehearse the letters they were shown, thus appearing to have a longer short-term memory duration. This alternative explanation for the Petersons' findings demonstrates which principle of critical thinking?

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The alternative explanation proposed by the other theorists indicates that there could be a rival hypothesis that needs to be ruled out when interpreting the Petersons' findings, which demonstrates the principle of critical thinking known as "ruling out rival hypotheses."

The Research by Lloyd and Margaret Peterson Suggests That the Duration