As Rita Scans the Yellow Pages Section of Her Phone

Multiple Choice

As Rita scans the yellow pages section of her phone book looking for a florist, she sees several others products and services advertised. Though interesting on first glance, she quickly returns to her primary task of finding a florist. The items that distracted her from her search were most likely stored in which of the following types of memory?

A) short-term memory
B) subliminal memory
C) long-term memory
D) middle memory
E) subconscious memory