You are at a professional football game. You look across from your seat, and notice the other side of the stadium and all of the people in their seats. You close your eyes, and for a brief second, you see an accurate afterimage of that view in your mind. This is an example of _____.

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Sensory memory refers to the initial brief storage of sensory information in its original form, such as visual or auditory sensory input. The afterimage that the person sees with their eyes closed is an indication of the sensory memory for visual information. Echoic memory is the brief sensory memory for auditory information, and working memory and short-term memory are involved in holding and manipulating information for short periods of time, but they do not deal with the initial registration of sensory input.

You Are at a Professional Football Game