Auditory Sensory Memory Is Known as _____ Memory

question 214

Multiple Choice

Auditory sensory memory is known as _____ memory.

• A) iconic
• B) short-term
• C) working
• D) echoic

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Definitions:

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, it is the ability to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.

Encoding

The initial process of converting information into a form that can be stored and recalled later from memory.

Memory

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information.

Consolidation

The process by which memories become stable in the brain after their initial acquisition, often occurring during sleep.