A friend gives you her new address over the phone, and you realize that you do not have a pen to write it down. Approximately how much time do you have to find a pen before her address will vanish from your short-term memory?
A) several seconds
B) several minutes
C) less than .5 second
D) less than 1 second

Question

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Short-term memory typically retains information for about 15-30 seconds unless it is actively rehearsed or encoded into long-term memory.

A Friend Gives You Her New Address Over the Phone