As Rita scans the yellow pages section of her phone book looking for a florist, she sees several other products and services advertised. Though interesting on first glance, she quickly returns to her primary task of finding a florist. The items that distracted her from her initial search were most likely stored in which of the following types of memory?
A) Short-term memory
B) Long-term memory
C) Middle memory
D) Subconscious memory
E) Subliminal memory

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Based on the scenario described, it seems that the items that distracted Rita were stored in her short-term memory. Short-term memory has a limited capacity and can only hold information for a short period of time, typically for a few seconds up to a minute. It is likely that Rita quickly forgot about the distracting items and returned her focus to the task at hand, which suggests that they were not committed to her long-term memory.

As Rita Scans the Yellow Pages Section of Her Phone