Question

Jamaal has to make an important phone call. Unfortunately, his cell phone is not charged and he has to use his landline, which does not store phone numbers. To make the call, he has to get the number from his cell phone and remember it long enough to dial on his landline. For this task, _____ memory is MOST important. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

A.working memoryB. echoic memoryC. long-term memoryD. flashbulb memory

Answer 1

The answer is letter A. For this task, working memory memory is MOST important.

Step-by-step explanation:

For Jamaal to remember the phone numbers long enough to dial he has to make use of his working memory. The working memory is a short-term memory; the focus of attention is controlled and focused, in this case, in remembering momentaneously the phone numbers.