Imagine That You Have Volunteered to Participate in Some Psychology

question 64

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you have volunteered to participate in some psychology research. The researcher tells you to look at several words briefly and then count backwards for about half a minute before recalling those words. The researcher is probably measuring

• A) sensory memory.
• B) long-term memory.
• C) short-term memory.
• D) semantic memory.

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