Which one of the following best reflects the use of the sensory register component of the human information processing system?
A) Abe can remember a melody for several hours, even though he doesn't remember the words.
B) Bill can remember something he heard for a second or two even though he wasn't paying attention.
C) Carrie can remember the name of another girl just long enough to introduce her to someone else.
D) Danika understands the concept of gravity because she can relate it to her own experiences.

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The sensory register component of the human information processing system is designed to hold sensory information for a very short period of time (less than a second for visual information and a few seconds for auditory information) before it is either attended to and processed further or forgotten. Bill's ability to remember something he heard for a second or two, even though he wasn't paying attention, is a direct reflection of how the sensory register functions, capturing and briefly holding sensory information.

Which One of the Following Best Reflects the Use of the Sensory