When you are not paying attention to your teacher and then suddenly realize that something important may have been said, you are often able to hear what was just said by reflecting on your experience over the past couple of seconds. This is possible because of ____.
A) iconic memory
B) short-term memory
C) haptic memory
D) echoic memory

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Echoic memory is the sensory memory system for auditory information, which lasts for a few seconds, and allows us to recall what we heard even if we were not initially paying attention to it.

When You Are Not Paying Attention to Your Teacher and Then