Diane is not paying attention to her boyfriend talking, when all of a sudden something he says stops her. She says, "Wait a minute . . . did you say something about marriage?" His mention of marriage left a trace in her _______________ memory, and she subsequently paid attention to this information.

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Echoic memory refers to the auditory sensory memory that retains sounds for a brief period, allowing Diane to catch the mention of "marriage" even though she wasn't initially paying full attention.

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