According to the modal model, what is needed to transfer information from iconic memory to short-term memory?
A) attention
B) conscious strategies
C) semantic encoding
D) It cannot be done.

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According to the modal model, attention is required to transfer information from iconic memory (visual sensory memory) to short-term memory. If attention is not given to the information, it will quickly decay from iconic memory and never make it to short-term memory.

According to the Modal Model, What Is Needed to Transfer