The first stage of the Atkinson-Shiffrin model involved the retention of large amounts of incoming data for very brief amounts of time.This is called ____.
A)declarative memory
B)short-term memory
C)sensory memory
D)explicit memory

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The first stage of the Atkinson-Shiffrin model is known as sensory memory, in which large amounts of incoming data from the senses are briefly held for a very short amount of time (typically less than one second) before either being passed on to short-term memory or forgotten. Declarative memory and explicit memory are types of long-term memory, while short-term memory refers to the second stage of the Atkinson-Shiffrin model.

The First Stage of the Atkinson-Shiffrin Model Involved the Retention