You are engrossed in your favorite TV show in the living room. Your roommate yells for you to bring a flyswatter to the kitchen. Vaguely aware that a request is being made of you, you ask your roommate to repeat herself. Before she can reply, however, the sound of the words, "bring a flyswatter to the kitchen," play through your mind. This is an example of ________ memory.

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This is an example of echoic memory, which is sensory memory for auditory stimuli. The sound of your roommate's voice is briefly stored in your sensory memory, allowing you to replay the message in your mind before you respond.

You Are Engrossed in Your Favorite TV Show in the Living