Brief Sensory Memory for Sound Is Known as

question 34

Multiple Choice

Brief sensory memory for sound is known as

• A) iconic memory.
• B) primary auditory memory.
• C) echoic memory.
• D) pre-perceptual auditory memory.

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Definitions:

Chunking

A memory technique involving the organization of information into smaller, manageable units or chunks, making it easier to remember.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list better than the information that follows.

Recency Effect

The tendency to remember the most recently presented information best in a series of items.

Interference

A phenomenon in which one memory competes with or replaces another memory, making it less likely to be recalled.