Someone Leaves a Phone Number on Your Answering Machine

Multiple Choice

Someone leaves a phone number on your answering machine.You repeat the number to yourself as you start to dial.Then, the doorbell rings, and you rush to see who is there.When you return to the phone, you have completely forgotten the number.This illustrates how interruption, or displacement, affects ___________ memory.

A) eidetic
B) sensory
C) short-term
D) long-term