The Two Primary Tasks of Short-Term Memory Are to ________

question 157

Multiple Choice

The two primary tasks of short-term memory are to ________.

• A) store information permanently and to process how meaningful that information is
• B) store information permanently and to work on that (and other) information
• C) store information briefly and to work on that (and other) information
• D) hold information just long enough to begin initial processing by the nervous system and to selectively filter out irrelevant information

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