Melvin got a new phone number at the beginning of the semester.At first,he repeated it to himself numerous times to remember it,but by the end of the semester,he easily remembers it.When he was holding the number in short-term memory at the beginning,the information is most likely ____,and once it is in his long-term memory,it is ____.
A) auditory; semantic
B) visual; semantic
C) auditory; episodic
D) visual; episodic

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When Melvin repeated the number to himself, he was using auditory repetition to transfer the information from sensory memory to short-term memory. Once he had practiced it enough, the information moved to long-term memory where it is stored semantically, meaning he remembers the meaning and significance of the number rather than just the sound of it.

Melvin Got a New Phone Number at the Beginning of the Semester.At