Elka can remember the phone number she just looked up only by repeating it over and over.When she stops saying it out loud,she forgets it.Elka is using ____ rehearsal to keep the information in ____ memory.
A) maintenance; short-term
B) maintenance; sensory
C) elaborative; short-term
D) elaborative; sensory

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Elka is using maintenance rehearsal because she is repeating the information in order to keep it in her memory. She is using short-term memory because she forgets the information once she stops rehearsing it.

Elka Can Remember the Phone Number She Just Looked Up