Joe is having a hard time taking notes in Professor Jones's class, because he can't repeat the professor's words fast enough to hold them in his mind and write them down. Joe's memory difficulty is most likely stemming from a difficulty within which working memory component?
A) phonological loop
B) central executive
C) visuospatial sketchpad
D) sensory memory

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The phonological loop is responsible for holding verbal and auditory information in working memory. Joe's difficulty in repeating the professor's words fast enough suggests that he is struggling with this component of working memory.

Joe Is Having a Hard Time Taking Notes in Professor