A friend gives you a phone number but you don't have your phone with you with so you concentrate on committing it to memory. As soon as you have called the number you forget it. The memory of the number would be classified as a _______ memory.
A) iconic
B) short-term
C) episodic
D) sematic

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The memory of the phone number is a short-term memory because it was only held in the mind briefly for the purpose of making the call, and then forgotten soon after. Iconic memory refers to visual sensory memory, episodic memory involves recalling events and experiences, and semantic memory involves remembering factual information.

A Friend Gives You a Phone Number but You Don't