Figure this out: Nine times seven, divided by three, add 12 to the total and then multiply by 1/3. Which component of memory is at work while you work on the answer to this problem?

a) echoic memory
b) short-term memory
c) working memory
d) episodic memory

ANS: c

Psychology

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