Tami lights a sparkler and hands it to her young son, Jacob. She tells Jacob to write his name in the air with the sparkler. She can see this "writing" after he manipulates the sparkler in front of him because the light from the sparkler is briefly held in her __________ memory.

A. sensory
B. working
C. short-term
D. long-term


Answer: A

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