Question

While shopping for groceries,Abby realized she had misplaced her shopping list.By mentally visualizing the aisles she had walked and the items she had looked at,she was able to recall the exact shelf space where she had placed the list.Her mental visualization most clearly involved:________.
A) iconic memory.
B) working memory.
C) implicit memory.
D) automatic processing.

Answer 1

Answer:

B) Working memory

Explanation:

The working memory is part of short term memory that hold information temporarily and is used in cognitive tasks. Working memory has limited capacity and only holds information long enough for it to be used such as in reasoning and following instructions or solving complex maths. This is what was used in the example as the person is able to recall and mentally visualize where and what she had done since it hasn't been long and it is still in the working memory