Athena is looking up a postal code for a letter she needs to mail.She finds the postal code and says it repeatedly in her head as she writes it on the envelope.According to the information-processing model of memory,what memory store would Athena be using?
A) sensory memory
B) working memory
C) permanent memory
D) long-term memory

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Athena would be using the working memory store, which is responsible for temporarily holding and manipulating information being actively processed. This store includes phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad, and central executive. In this case, Athena is repeating the postal code in her head as she writes it, using her phonological loop to maintain the information in her working memory.

Athena Is Looking Up a Postal Code for a Letter