Willie was not paying attention while his teacher first explained the homework assignment. He has a problem with the first phase of the memory system, which is
A)long-term memory.
B)the sensory register.
C)working memory.
D)short-term memory.
E)retrieval.

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The first phase of the memory system is the sensory register, where sensory information is initially received and processed. This phase involves the immediate, brief recording of sensory information in the memory system. Since Willie was not paying attention, he missed this initial phase of processing the information about the homework assignment.

Willie Was Not Paying Attention While His Teacher First Explained