Let’s say that you are able to remember the words in this question as you are reading it. This is because memory for the words is most likely residing in your ____
a. ?eidetic memory
b. ?sensory memory
c. ?short-term memory
d. ?episodic memory
ANSWER:
c
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A. correct rejections B. absolute thresholds C. difference thresholds D. false alarms
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A. meninges. B. peripheral nerves. C. the brainstem. D. vascular structures.