Chapter 1. Sensory Memory

Infographic

false
true

Scientific American: Psychology
Infographic Activity 6.1: Sensory Memory

Sensory Memory

On your way to class, you notice a dog barking at a passing car. You see the car, smell its exhaust, hear the dog. All this information coming through your sensory systems registers in your sensory memory, the first in a series of stages in the information-processing model of memory.

But what happens to information once it enters your sensory memory? Sensory memory is difficult to study. Research such as George Sperling’s classic experiment involving iconic memory helps us understand how sensory memories are registered and processed.

Click the image to enlarge.

Click "Next" to continue.

1.1 Quiz

Question

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
Correct.
Incorrect.

Question

NCCgWiZk/ObxmmhAw1zWloiQFvnPjktiylkobutUBdgqTdiK5o+eS0cTeW3r9o16LljW2dDAZzIE/1UR/5rp+cpwGbaZ3JXlnoTnN2SQljtu9HzYAyG5mzxITH525nKBrwAvAMRavJvWDX0kNo5M+YR7+WPR8uKsO47xHZ5qON8Fbs7Xf/ZsknoKy/tgHeRhJyBxwMiidOIDlxEQmtI/xouXSvSYW3CiPg4IDKZSfAPncnv9mMzunfZQBgo=
Correct.
Incorrect.

Question

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
Correct.
Incorrect.

Question

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
Correct.
Incorrect.

Question

dp3Up69u5H2EQwf8asI0QHD4lvPef3UnQCIBmmY2McisYELb/Bktyu10dfi9d/4JiOAtEUmBC+WRupur29Ig466LZc658c576vb23il6z4pqsDnS3ZwS0KMUY+3Mhb691mCRrFLcgXA1CyMy84Cx7gLnwLF50PCACDxD9AQ9yzU2nz2ckzo0fJL6UtGH91pu7S8yfO9JtmKC3Y/0Wpgf+ow8rNmHf3PAkIMyHkRMplahXgjhGPDCzThjBfo8AbWCDm/QX3pOngbesYOGs8+3JGZSzrwKwHURAm9U2q7xcmsB41GUTTTeqjlbWP9BwynquerROQLmiRYIF52pNZje6CBHx9FPxElxxi3t8o/HiTWqi8Q2gFbtVsPjpxO8i7HE+WXDKnJ5IKn/gz7X95igv0usJd4fd7NsnA6fUs5lcQypprf2K2eX5Q87yuCijDF4m9PbSyt/fEpM528f4UlVEhpQj1+SIihvgXHJiAJeEM0A4FY8RFwUPWpAPFxSchvizCvnENMcR0cj5KhIkQho/i7hsKuhUcEERbUw0s3qmBgLOF+zmN8xC1/S8BvykHAk8n1DZvaldkHjZy18JIYrM/+MGKdZW8lCBdfWO3rI9sozDy6Yyon3aGj+S/PETs/8sG8c8bjD3NJbfQ6FPsPJVBlwDlTUmzmWE1EVnqgQsTZiMrLGuoTzl+RenmpY+imV
Correct.
Incorrect.

Question

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
Correct.
Incorrect.

Activity results are being submitted...