Contrast sensory, short-term memory, and long-term memory with regard to function, storage capacity, and retrieval

What will be an ideal response?


Sensory memory refers to an initial process that receives and holds environmental information in its raw form for a brief period of time, from an instant to several seconds.

Short-term memory, also called working memory, refers to another process that can hold only a limited amount of information (an average of seven items) for only a short period of time (2 to 30 seconds).

Long-term memory refers to the process of storing almost unlimited amounts of information over long periods of time.

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