In the chapter on memory,you learned that our sensory memory is a temporary storage facility with a duration of only a brief second or two where information is maintained while we decide what to do with it.In the filter theory of attention,the sensory __________ serves the same purpose of holding information until it is accepted or rejected by a filter.
A) container
B) retainer
C) nucleus
D) buffer

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The best choice is D) buffer. The sensory memory serves as a buffer by temporarily holding information until it is decided whether to attend to it or filter it out.

In the Chapter on Memory,you Learned That Our Sensory Memory