When You Look Up a Phone Number and Say It

question 66

Multiple Choice

When you look up a phone number and say it over to yourself once so that you can dial the whole number without having to check it again, what part of the memory sequence are you using?

• A) retrieval
• B) short-term memory
• C) encoding
• D) sensory memory

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Definitions:

Psychological Disorder

A disorder of the mind involving thoughts, behaviors, and emotions that cause either significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.

"Split Mind"

A layman's term often associated with schizophrenia, implying a disconnection or lack of integration among thoughts, identity, memory, and perception.

Excitable

Easily stirred or capable of being stimulated or excited quickly.

Productive

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