After you look up the phone number to order a pizza,you hear the number in your head over and over until you dial the number.The phone number is being processed in the ______________.

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The phonological loop is responsible for processing and rehearsal of auditory information, which includes retaining the phone number in working memory and repeating it in one's head until it can be dialed. The auditory sensory buffer is responsible for briefly retaining auditory information for perception, but does not involve rehearsal or manipulation of the information. The articulatory store is responsible for holding verbal information that has recently been spoken or subvocally rehearsed, but is not involved in initial encoding or processing of auditory information. The central executive is responsible for coordinating and directing attentional processes, but does not involve specific processes related to verbal working memory.

After You Look Up the Phone Number to Order a Pizza,you