David looks up a phone number and then continues to repeat the number until he has dialed it. This is an example of maintenance rehearsal.

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Maintenance rehearsal involves repeating information over and over in order to keep it in short-term memory. David is repeating the phone number to himself as a way of maintaining the information in his short-term memory until he dials it.

David Looks Up a Phone Number and Then Continues to Repeat