You are introduced to Tim and Gina. Later when you see them, you cannot remember their names. If you try to guess their names, which of the following would most likely be your guess, considering how information is stored in short-term memory?

a. Thomas and Glenda
b. Tad and Gloria
c. Jim and Tina
d. George and Tanya

C or D

Explanation:

Remembering things such as names may either go into the short or long term memory. Both of these have some difficulty when it comes to recollection. In the case of short term memory, it may have slipped one's mind after hearing the name just a few moments ago. In the case of long term memory that is stored in the  anterior cingulate cortex and it make take some triggering to to recollect the names while short term memory is stored in the hippocampus.

For most healthy adults in a calm peaceful setting, they are able to recollect the names in 20 to 30 seconds if stored in the short term memory but longer if stored as long term memory. If one forgets names such as "Tim" and "Gina", they will first try to remember the dominant consonants and syllables as well as the intonations. This may lead one to say: "Jim and Tina" or "George and Tanya"

c. Jim and Tina

Explanation:

The duration of Short Term Memory seems to be between 15 and 30 seconds, and the capacity about 7 items.

Short-term memory, in psychology, is the concept involving the extremely limited number of items that humans are capable of keeping in mind at one time. Of undeniable importance, the long-standing concept of “short-term memory” is one of the most researched topics in cognitive science. Nearly every act of cognition—reasoning, planning, problem solving—relies on one’s ability to store and manipulate information.

Jim and Tina is the likely guess; based on the options, option C has the requirement of about 7 letters.

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