Which one of the following is an accurate statement about the dual-store model of memory?
A) All information that reaches the sensory register also reaches short-term memory, but only a small percentage of this information is stored in long-term memory.
B) Information that must be remembered for a long time goes directly from the sensory register to long-term memory; less important information is stored in short-term memory.
C) All information that enters long-term memory must first pass through the sensory register and short-term memory.
D) The three components of memory are used to store different kinds of information: visual images are stored in the sensory register, most numerical information is stored in short-term memory, and verbal information is stored in long-term memory.

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The dual-store model of memory suggests that information must pass through the sensory register and short-term memory before it can be encoded into long-term memory. Therefore, option C accurately represents this process. Option A is incorrect because only a portion of information in short-term memory is transferred to long-term memory. Option B is incorrect because it implies that information never enters short-term memory, which is not accurate. Option D is incorrect because it generalizes the types of information that can be stored in each component of memory.

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