AP PSYCHOLOGY

COGNITION

STORING AND RETRIEVING MEMORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
memory that holds an image of what we have seen is:
A
short-term memory
B
long-term memory
C
visual memory
D
auditory memory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Visual memory is a form of memory which preserves some characteristics of our senses pertaining to visual experience. We are able to place in memory visual information which resembles objects, places, animals or people in a mental image.

Detailed explanation-2: -Visual sensory memory includes information that comes from any of the five senses (hearing, sight, smell, touch and taste). This type of memory enables you to remember a word or image that was shown for just a brief period of time and then easily recall that information.

Detailed explanation-3: -Visual memory, sometimes called visual processing, is typically when you immediately recall something that you’ve just seen. It can be more common in children than adults, but almost everyone has some degree of visual storage capacity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Attention and working memory impose capacity limitations in cognitive processing. Visual working memory allows us to hold a visual picture in our mind for a few seconds after it disappears from our sight. During this time span of a few seconds, a small subset is transferred into visual working memory.

Detailed explanation-5: -Verbal Memory: The ability to remember words or phrases or verbally presented information. Visual Memory: The ability to remember objects or symbols presented visually. Typically assessed for the ability to recall the item in the short term before it is encoded for long-termm storage and retrieval.

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