Which One of the Following Scenarios Reflects the Typical Duration

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following scenarios reflects the typical duration of working short-term) memory?

• A) Arnie's family spends a summer at his grandmother's house and is able to remember his grandmother's telephone number for the two months he is there. However, he quickly forgets the number after he moves back home again.
• B) Barney looks up the correct spelling of the word fossil and closes the dictionary. By the time he finds a piece of paper on which to write the word, he has forgotten how to spell it.
• C) Carol remembers most of the information that she has been learning about World War II in class this week, but she remembers very little of what she learned about World War I two weeks ago.
• D) At 9:00 A.m., Darrell makes a mental list of the five items he needs to purchase at the grocery store at the end of the day. At noon, he checks himself and realizes that he still remembers all five. At 3:00 p.m., however, he discovers that he has forgotten three of the five items.

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Definitions:

Equilibrium Price

The selling price where the amount of products supplied equals the amount of products demanded.

Equilibrium Quantity

The amount of goods or services supplied is exactly equal to the amount of goods or services demanded at a given price.

Quantity Demanded

The overall volume of a good or service that consumers intend and can afford to buy within a specific period at a particular price.

Complementary Good

A product or service that is typically used together with another product, such that an increase in demand for one leads to an increase in demand for the other.