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Sensory Memory
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- 1What is sensory memory?The ability to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimulus has ceased.
- 2How long does it last?A fraction of a second
- 3What are the 3 types of sensory memory?Echoic Memory
Iconic Memory
Haptic Memory - 4What is this? -What we hear -Our auditory senses -Estimated to be stored for upto a few secondsEchoic Memory
- 5-Taste, touch and smell -Physical senses of touch and internal muscle tensesHaptic Memory
- 6-What we see -Visual images -Helps us integrate our visual experienceIconic Memory
- 7CapacityVery large
- 8DurationVery Short
- 9EncodingIn original form
- 10Examples of Sensory Memory-Writing your name with a sparkler
-Hearing a firework
-Taking a picture with flash - 11—
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- A level Psychology (Memory) Flashcards on Sensory Memory, created by Esther Itieimoh on 13/11/2017.
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