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  2. Sensory memory - Wikipedia

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    Sensory memory (SM) allows individuals to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimulus has ceased. [2] A common demonstration of SM is a child's ability to write letters and make circles by twirling a sparkler at night.

  3. Echoic memory - Wikipedia

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    Echoic memory is the sensory memory that registers specific to auditory information (sounds). Once an auditory stimulus is heard, it is stored in memory so that it can be processed and understood. [ 1 ]

  4. Memory - Wikipedia

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    Sensory memory holds information, derived from the senses, less than one second after an item is perceived. The ability to look at an item and remember what it looked like with just a split second of observation, or memorization, is an example of sensory memory. It is out of cognitive control and is an automatic response.

  5. Memory and retention in learning - Wikipedia

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    Memory is a property of the central nervous system, with three different classifications: short-term, long-term and sensory memory. [2] The three types of memory have specific, different functions but each are equally important for memory processes.

  6. Information processing theory - Wikipedia

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    The sensory memory is responsible for holding onto information that the mind receives through the senses such as haptic, auditory and visual information. For example, if someone were to hear a bird chirp, they know that it is a bird because that information is held in the brief sensory memory.

  7. Cognitive psychology - Wikipedia

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    Sensory memory storage: holds sensory information; Short-term memory storage: holds information temporarily for analysis and retrieves information from the Long-term memory. Long-term memory: holds information over an extended period of time which receives information from the short-term memory.

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    The last image we have of Patrick Cagey is of his first moments as a free man. He has just walked out of a 30-day drug treatment center in Georgetown, Kentucky, dressed in gym clothes and carrying a Nike duffel bag.

  9. Haptic memory - Wikipedia

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    Haptic memory is the form of sensory memory specific to touch stimuli. Haptic memory is used regularly when assessing the necessary forces for gripping and interacting with familiar objects. [ 1 ] It may also influence one's interactions with novel objects of an apparently similar size and density.