Hearing the last few words someone has spoken seem to echo briefly in your head is an example of auditory
A) short-term memory.
B) intermediate memory.
C) sensory memory.
D) long-term memory.

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Echoic memory, a type of sensory memory, is responsible for briefly retaining auditory information after it has been heard. This is why we may hear the last few words someone has spoken echoing in our heads momentarily, even after they have stopped speaking. The other options (short-term memory, intermediate memory, and long-term memory) are not associated with this brief retention of sensory information.

Hearing the Last Few Words Someone Has Spoken Seem to Echo