Dante was walking across campus in a hurry. On the way he saw his friend Aarav, who he hadn't seen in quite some time. Dante stopped and told Aarav his cell phone number and told him to call him later. Just a few seconds after Dante left, Aarav already had forgotten the number. This would be because the information only went as far as Aarav's
A) schema.
B) short-term memory.
C) long-term memory.
D) automatic attention.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Aarav's short-term memory is responsible for holding information for a brief period of time, typically less than a minute. Since Aarav forgot the phone number just a few seconds after Dante left, it is likely that the number was only processed by his short-term memory before being forgotten.

Dante Was Walking Across Campus in a Hurry