iconic visual visual sensory 0.2–0.4 vast no none (i.e. as above stored memory sensory data detected seconds they are raw information memory by eyes data) is available that stores, just long new enough to incoming attend to visual and select information what has been seen for further processing echoic auditory auditory sensory 3–4 vast no none (i.e. as above available memory sensory data detected seconds they are raw just long memory by the ears data) enough to that stores, attend to new and select incoming what has auditory been seen information for further processing STM or limited, encoded up to about 7 ± 2 chunking can maintenance information active part working temporary 18 seconds items organise rehearsal for is of memory memory store of shallow transferred where information processing from information for use in and sensory is ‘worked’ everyday elaborative memory or upon for activities rehearsal for retrieved everyday deep from LTM function processing for use in conscious everyday awareness activities of all information rehearsal extends duration; chunking extends capacity
iconic memory visual sensory memory that stores, new incoming visual information visual sensory data detected by eyes 0.2–0.4 seconds vast no none (i.e. they are raw data) as above stored information is available just long enough to attend to and select what has been seen for further processing echoic memory auditory sensory memory that stores, new incoming auditory information auditory sensory data detected by the ears 3–4 seconds vast no none (i.e. they are raw data) as above available just long enough to attend to and select what has been seen for further processing STM or working memory limited, temporary store of information for use in everyday activities encoded up to about 18 seconds 7 ± 2 items chunking can organise maintenance rehearsal for shallow processing and elaborative rehearsal for deep processing information is transferred from sensory memory or retrieved from LTM for use in everyday activities active part of memory where information is ‘worked’ upon for everyday function conscious awareness of all information rehearsal extends duration; chunking extends capacity
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