AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -We can explain these events with the concept of sensory memory, the information store that briefly holds incoming stimuli from the environment in a raw, unprocessed form.

Detailed explanation-2: -Information is passed from the sensory memory into short-term memory via the process of attention (the cognitive process of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things), which effectively filters the stimuli to only those which are of interest at any given time.

Detailed explanation-3: -The idea that information is processed through three memory systems is called the Atkinson-Shiffrin (A-S) model of memory. First, environmental stimuli enter our sensory memory for a period of less than a second to a few seconds.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sensory memories are linked to the five senses-vision, hearing, smell, touch, and taste. Sensory memories are stored briefly while the sense is stimulated before converting to short-term or long-term memories. Without sensory memory, we would not have the ability to form memories.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sensory memory is fleeting unless we pay attention to it. Short-term memory serves as a temporary holding tank for things that we do pay some attention to, but it has limited storage capacity. Interference frequently disrupts short-term memory.