Ch. 7 Sec 2 Three Stages of Memory

What is the first stage of information storage?

• Long-term memory

• Sensory memory

• Short-term memory

• Working memory

What are mental pictures of visual stimuli called?

• Echoes

• Icons

• Images

• Traces

How long are iconic memories?

• Very brief

• Long-lasting

• Permanent

• Moderate duration

What is the rare ability to remember visual stimuli over long periods called?

• Photographic memory

• Eidetic imagery

• Iconic memory

• Echoic memory

What are mental traces of sounds held in?

• Iconic memory

• Long-term memory

• Echoic memory

• Short-term memory

What is the function of sensory memory?

• To store information permanently

• To process complex thoughts

• To record data that enter through the senses

• To retrieve stored information

What is the term for the initial recording of data through senses?

• Long-term memory

• Sensory memory

• Short-term memory

• Working memory

What is the term for the brief memory of auditory stimuli?

• Iconic memory

• Echoic memory

• Eidetic imagery

• Sensory memory

What is the process of organizing items into familiar or manageable units called?

• Recency

• Primacy

• Chunking

• Encoding

Which memory type holds information briefly before it is either stored or forgotten?

• Long-term memory

• Sensory memory

• Short-term memory

• Procedural memory