Carlos Asks Laura to Write Down the Login and Password

question 29

Multiple Choice

Carlos asks Laura to write down the login and password for the collaboration website they are using to work on a research paper together. He promptly loses the slip of paper. However, he finds that he still remembers them both. This is possible because

• A) of the nature of rehearsal within working memory.
• B) of the passive nature of storage involved with working memory.
• C) working memory can manage more than one type of information at a time.
• D) working memory processes information as visuospatial memories.

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Definitions:

Retrieval Cues

Triggers or stimuli that help in the recall of memories stored in the brain.

Memory Consolidation

the process by which temporary, short-term memories are transformed into more stable, long-term memories.

Déjà Vu

The eerie sensation that an experience currently being experienced has already been experienced in the past.

Mnemonic Device

A learning technique that aids information retention by associating complex information with simple, memorable constructs.