The event that occurs when short-term memory is filled to capacity, and each new, incoming item pushes out an existing item, which is then forgotten, is called

The event that usually takes place upon filling up the short-term memory to a point that it exceeds its capacity anymore would be called displacement. In addition, an example of it taken from quizlet.com is as follows:

" Think of what happens when the top of your desk gets too crowded. Things start to "disappear" under other things; some items even fall off the desk. So, you can remember that short-term memory is the limited component of the memory system by associating it with the top of your desk: The desk is limited in size, causing you to lose things when it gets crowded, and the same is true of short-term memory"

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