After maya told her friend the 5-digit password to a protected website, her friend was able to remember it only long enough to type it into the password box. in this instance, the password was clearly stored in her friend's memory.
procedural
short-term
iconic
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Short-term

Explanation:

Short-term memory is the ability to remember a little piece of information for a short time in a promptly available state.

Remembering a 5-digit password that has just been heard, such as in Maya´s friend´s case, is the perfect example of applying short-term memory. According to Atkinson and Shiffrin theory (1971), without preparation or active maintenance, short-term memory´s duration is between 15 and 30 seconds.

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