A baseball pitcher was hit on the side of the head by a line drive.When he was revived,he could not remember how many balls and strikes the batter had.This was because
A)short-term memory had not been converted to working memory.
B)he lost both working and short-term memory.
C)long-term memory had not been converted to working memory.
D)he lost long-term memory.
E)None of these choices is correct.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The fact that the pitcher cannot remember how many balls and strikes the batter had suggests that he has lost both working and short-term memory, which are responsible for processing and storing information for just a brief period of time. Long-term memory is not relevant to this situation as it is responsible for storing information over a longer period of time.

A Baseball Pitcher Was Hit on the Side of the Head