After Maya gave her friend the password to a protected website, the friend was able to remember it only long enough to type it into the password box. In this instance, the password was clearly stored in her ________ memory.

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Short-term memory, also known as working memory, is responsible for holding onto information for a brief period of time (usually around 20-30 seconds) before either being forgotten or transferred to long-term memory. In this situation, Maya's friend was only able to remember the password long enough to type it in, indicating it was held in her short-term memory.

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