Cards (7)

  • Sensory Memory
    • Initial register of all incoming sensory info
    • must pay attention
  • Capacity of Sensory Memory
    • Unlimited
  • Duration of Sensory Memory
    • 0.2 - 4 seconds
  • Function of Sensory Memory
    • Filters unnecessary info, transferring it to the STM
    • Allows us to perceive world as continuous
  • 2 Different types of Sensory Memory
    1. Iconic Memory
    2. Echoic Memory
  • Iconic Memory - Visual Info
  • Echoic Memory - auditory info