As Melanie Sits in Class Paying Attention to the New

question 38

Multiple Choice

As Melanie sits in class paying attention to the new material being presented by her professor, this information, in its unconsolidated state, is likely being processed in which storage system?

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

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