While Driving to School,Mallory's Car Broke Down

question 110

Multiple Choice

While driving to school,Mallory's car broke down.She called her father on her cell phone and he told her the phone number of a towing company to call.Just then another motorist pulls up to ask if she needs help.After declining his help,she starts to call the towing company but finds she NOT remember the number.Which of the following would most likely explain Mallory's memory lapse?

• A) The phone number was only held in sensory memory.
• B) Mallory didn't transfer the phone number into long-term memory.
• C) The motorist distracted Mallory and prevented her from rehearsing the number to move it from working memory to sensory memory.
• D) Mallory was prevented from rehearsing the number so was unable to hold it in working memory.

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Understand the distinction between total variable cost and total cost, including how to calculate each.

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