Damon has an average memory, and he is trying to keep a seven-digit phone number in his short-term memory. This number is likely to be ____.?
a. ?too long for him to keep in short-term memory
b. ?forgotten after one second if it is unrehearsed
c. ?encoded acoustically rather than semantically
d. ?remembered if Damon's levels of acetylcholine are low
ANSWER:
c
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