Janine just heard a story about sharks. From the story, she learned that sharks live in the ocean and are good swimmers. When asked if sharks can live on land, she uses her new information combined with her prior knowledge about other fish—that they have gills and extract oxygen from the water—to answer the question. Her new and existing knowledge are processed in _____ memorya. working memory.b. short-term memory.c. sensory memory.d. long-term memory.

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