Sensory memories help us to ____.
A) retain impressions of our sensory experiences forever
B) process sensations long enough to send them on to short-term memory
C) use sensory experiences to recall other information
D) process emotional memories

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Sensory memories are very brief and only last a few seconds. Their main function is to allow our brain to process incoming sensory information long enough to determine if it's important enough to be sent on to short-term memory.

Sensory Memories Help Us to ____