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CONCEPT
sensory memory
brief storage of sensory information in each of the senses, which temporarily holds material (e.g., a perceptual experience) for recoding into another memory (such as short-term memory) or for comprehension.

Classified under Learning and Memory
Synonyms: sensory-information store; sensory register
Definition contributed by ABakkour about ten months ago.

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ABakkour definition updated from APA dictionary of Psychology 1st ed.
about ten months ago

NPicchetti Initial definition retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_memory
about one year ago


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Definition contributed by BGregory about one year ago:

the ability to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimulus has ceased.

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Definition contributed by BGregory about two years ago:

the ability to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimulus has ceased. (from Wikipedia)

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Definition contributed by SAdministrator about three years ago:

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