While you are at the movies, the person sitting next to you coughs so loudly that you cannot hear part of an actor's line. However, your perception is that you have heard the entire sentence, including the part masked by the cough. This is possible because of:
A) auditory encoding
B) the phonological loop
C) echoic memory
D) auditory rehearsal

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The phonological loop is a component of working memory that allows us to hold and manipulate auditory information. It helps fill in gaps in auditory information, such as when a cough masks part of a sentence, allowing us to perceive the entire sentence.

While You Are at the Movies, the Person Sitting Next