Someone asks you if you have seen the movie Titanic . Before you answer, you look back into your memory for all of the movies you have ever seen and review the titles one at a time. This is an example of
A) parallel processing
B) frequent processing
C) sequential processing
D) sensory memory

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Sequential processing involves reviewing information one piece at a time in a specific order, which is exactly what is happening in this scenario as the person is reviewing their movie-watching history one title at a time before answering the question about Titanic. Option A, parallel processing, involves simultaneously processing multiple pieces of information. Option B, frequent processing, is not a recognized cognitive term. Option D, sensory memory, involves briefly storing sensory information before it is either forgotten or transferred to short-term memory, and is not applicable to this scenario.

Someone Asks You If You Have Seen the Movie Titanic