Multiple Choice
Which of the following correctly differentiates between sensory memory and short-term memory in the context of the Three Box Model of Memory?
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7. Memory
Storage - The Three Box Model of Memory
Multiple Choice
In the context of memory, which stage in the Three Box Model is responsible for holding information briefly before it is either lost or transferred to short-term memory?
A
Working memory
B
Procedural memory
C
Sensory memory
D
Long-term memory
Verified step by step guidance1
Understand the Three Box Model of memory, which consists of Sensory Memory, Short-Term Memory (often called Working Memory), and Long-Term Memory.
Identify the role of Sensory Memory: it holds sensory information very briefly, just long enough for it to be processed further or discarded.
Recognize that Working Memory (or Short-Term Memory) is responsible for holding information temporarily for manipulation and conscious processing, but it receives input from Sensory Memory.
Note that Procedural Memory is a type of Long-Term Memory related to skills and actions, not the initial brief holding of information.
Conclude that the stage responsible for holding information briefly before it is either lost or transferred to short-term memory is Sensory Memory.
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