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Subjects in an experiment learned a sequence of letters (PSQ). Th en they were given a three-digit number (167) and asked to count backwards by threes: 167, 164, 161, and so on, for 18 seconds. At the end they were asked to recall the three letters. The subjects showed a rapid decline in their ability to remember the letters. Th is phenomenon is known as:

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Subjects in an experiment learned a sequence of letters (PSQ). Th en they were given a three-digit number (167) and asked to count backwards by threes: 167, 164, 161, and so on, for 18 seconds. At the end they were asked to recall the three letters. The subjects showed a rapid decline in their ability to remember the letters. Th is phenomenon is known as:






 
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