A child has discovered that he can type with his eyes closed. He even realizes when he has made an error before he sees his mistake. This new-found ability can be attributed most directly to

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What will be an ideal response?

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 alternate explanation for the Petersons' findings demonstrates which principle of critical thinking? A) Replicability B) Extraordinary claims C) Falsifiability D) Ruling out rival hypotheses