Michael is trying to remember his friend's new cell phone number. He repeats it in his mind until he gets the new number entered into his phone's contact list. Michael is using his
A) sensory memory.
B) working memory.
C) secondary memory.
D) remote memory.

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Michael is using his working memory to temporarily hold and process the new phone number until he can add it to his phone's contact list. Sensory memory refers to the immediate, brief registration of sensory information in the nervous system, while secondary memory (also known as long-term memory) refers to the storage and retrieval of information over a longer period of time. Remote memory refers to the recall of information from the distant past.

Michael Is Trying to Remember His Friend's New Cell Phone