Sam, a high school student, lives in a busy neighborhood. When he sits down to study, he can hear different sounds, such as a phone ringing somewhere, a baby crying, a car honking, even though he does not pay much attention to these sounds. In this case, these sounds will be stored in Sam's _____.
A) long-term memory
B) sensory memory
C) workbench memory
D) procedural memory

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Sensory memory refers to the brief storage of sensory information such as sounds, smells, and sights that are constantly received by our senses. Since Sam can hear different sounds in his environment, these sounds will be stored in his sensory memory.

Sam, a High School Student, Lives in a Busy Neighborhood