Question

Obie is trying to make an online purchase, but he doesn't have his credit card. He calls his wife, who reads the 16-digit credit card number to him. Unfortunately, Obie cannot remember the number long enough to type it into the computer. This is because:______________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Short-term memory is limited in duration and capacity.

Explanation:

Since short memory is restricted in both limit and length, the maintenance of remembrances requires moving the data from short-term in to long term memory. Practice can likewise assist data with making it into long-term memory. A human capacity is to remember things for a short period of time. Which explains why, Obie forgot the 16 digit code which was just read by her wife.