When discussing the relationship between short-term and long-term memory, the authors of your textbook use the analogy of short-term memory being like

a. a huge warehouse filled with desks and filing cabinets.
b. a small desk at the front of a huge warehouse filled with filing cabinets.
c. several large filing cabinets.
d. a laptop that has an unlimited number of files.


B

Psychology

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a. Pons b. Medulla c. Cerebellum d. Hypothalamus

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Psychology