Things that are heard are held as a brief ____________ in the sensory register.

Correct answer: A. echo

  • A. echo
  • B. icon
  • C. image
  • D. engram

Explanation

Auditory information is briefly stored in echoic memory, named because sounds persist like an echo for a short time. Iconic memory is the corresponding brief store for visual information.

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