Which elements of memory do not actually store information, but instead describe how information may be shifted from one type of memory to another?
a. Serial position effects
b. Recency effects
c. Primacy effects
d. Control processes
Answer: D
Rationale: Information enters the sensory memory store through vision, hearing, and other senses, and the control process we call attention selects which information it will pass on to STM
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What will be an ideal response?