Question

When you have to make a long-distance call, you are likely to have trouble retaining the just-looked-up number with its unfamiliar area code plus seven digits, This best illustrates the limited capacity of ________ memory. a. long-term

b. implicit
c. short-term
d. explicit

Answer 1

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This is obviously known as short-term memory. We know it is not long-term, as it would not have been forgotten as quickly. Implicit memory has to do with the unconscious recollection of information, so we know that one is not correct, and explicit memory is the conscious recollection of information. While they are both types of long-term memory, the best answer to this problem is a. long-term.