Suppose one's roommate asks him to pick up five items at the grocery store, but he has no place to write the items down. He keeps repeating the items over and over in his mind until he can get a pencil and piece of paper to write them down. In this example, he would be relying primarily on his _____ memory.
A) sensory
B) long-term
C) short-term
D) iconic

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This scenario describes the use of short-term memory, which is the capacity for holding a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for a short period of time. Repeating the items over and over is a strategy to keep them in short-term memory until they can be written down.

Suppose One's Roommate Asks Him to Pick Up Five Items