The process that controls the flow of information from the sensory store into the short-term store is ________________?

Correct answer: B. attention

  • A. encoding
  • B. attention
  • C. retrieval
  • D. rehearsal

Explanation

Attention selects information from the brief sensory store for further processing in short-term memory. Without attention, much sensory information fades before entering short-term storage.

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