Each of the following plans for an essay contains a thesis statement and several topic sentences in scrambled order. Select the letter of the answer that numbers the topic sentences in each group according to an order that makes sense. Thesis statement: To process and store information, the human brain uses three kinds of memory.
Topic sentences:
____ All incoming information from the world around us is registered first by our sensory memory.
____ If we rehearse information or integrate it with what we already know, we can move it from working memory into long-term memory, the brain's permanent storage vault.
____ By focusing attention on the information in sensory memory, we can move it to working memory, where we can consciously think about it.
A) 3, 2, 1
B) 1, 3, 2
C) 2, 1, 3

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The first sentence introduces the topic of sensory memory being the first stage of memory processing. The third sentence follows logically, explaining how information from sensory memory can be moved to working memory. The last sentence then explains how information in working memory can ultimately be transferred to long-term memory. Therefore, the correct order is 1, 3, 2.

Each of the Following Plans for an Essay Contains a Thesis