Recalling Your Social Security Number and Holding It in Working

question 20

Multiple Choice

Recalling your social security number and holding it in working memory would most clearly require activation of the

• A) amygdala.
• B) basal ganglia.
• C) cerebellum.
• D) left frontal lobe.

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