Question

Sam, a high school student, lives in a busy neighborhood. When he sits down to study, he can hear different noises–a phone ringing somewhere, a baby crying, a car honking–even though he does not pay attention to them. These noises will be stored in Sam’s _____.

Answer 1

Sensory memory

Explanation:

Sensory memory is the shortest form of memory. This memory only for thirty seconds. This memory is related to the retaining of the memory after even the original stimulus becomes ended. This memory working as a buffer for other senses such as touch, smell, sight taste, etc. These senses retrieved accurately but for a very short period. For example, when some observing something for what type of stimulus for a short period is an example of sensory memory. This is a very short memory and decays very soon after the perception of a stimulus.