A jogger is startled by the feeling of a moving object on his right side. It could have been a ferocious dog, but it turns out to be a newspaper page blown by the wind. What memory component was most directly involved?
A. Episodic
B. Schematic
C. Sensory memory
D. Working memory
Answer:C
A jogger is startled by the feeling of a moving object on his right side. It could have been a ferocious dog, but it turns out to be a newspaper page blown by the wind. What memory component was most directly involved?
A. Episodic B. Schematic C. Sensory memory D. Working memory
Explanation: C) The sensory memory records the immediate sensation of the object. If the jogger now attends to the “moving object,” it will be perceived as a particular thing (the newspaper, hopefully, but perhaps the ferocious dog).