When Discussing the Relationship Between Short-Term and Long-Term Memory, the Authors

Multiple Choice

When discussing the relationship between short-term and long-term memory, the authors of your textbook use the analogy of a warehouse with filing cabinets and a desk. As information enters the warehouse, it is first placed on the desk. Because the desk is small, it must be quickly cleared off to make room for new information. While unimportant items are simply tossed away, personally or culturally meaningful information is placed in the files, which represent

A) working memory.
B) sensory memory.
C) short-term memory.
D) long-term memory.