Nolen is buying discount DVDs, but he doesn't want to spend more than $50. He quickly adds up the prices of the DVDs he's holding, using his _______________ memory.
A)iconic
B)procedural
C)working
D)echoic
E)semantic

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Nolen is using his working memory, which is the part of short-term memory that is concerned with immediate conscious perceptual and linguistic processing. This includes temporarily holding information in mind while performing cognitive tasks such as mental arithmetic, which in this case involves adding up the prices of DVDs.

Nolen Is Buying Discount DVDs, but He Doesn't Want to Spend