Reena wanted to eat an ice-cream. She looked up a phone number online. She repeated the number over and over again while dialing. After the order was delivered she forgot the number. This is an example of the use of which memory process?

Repeating a phone number while dialling and forgetting it afterward shows short-term memory in use.

Automatic processing (B) is effortless encoding, not the brief holding of a number.

Echoic memory (C) is the very brief sensory store for sound, lasting a few seconds.

Iconic memory (D) is the fleeting sensory store for visual images.

Short-term memory holds limited information for roughly fifteen to thirty seconds.

Maintenance rehearsal keeps items in short-term memory but does not ensure long-term storage.