Tommy is repeating a series of digits in the order in which he heard an experimenter read them. The experimenter is testing the capacity of Tommy's ________ memory. Tommy should be able to repeat about ________ digits correctly.

A. sensory; four
B. short-term; seven
C. short-term; four
D. sensory; seven


Answer: B

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