Our visual sensation of a passing automobile would be initially stored in ________.
A) the sensory registers
B) long-term memory
C) short-term memory
D) the hippocampus

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The sensory registers are responsible for holding onto sensory information for a very brief time (a fraction of a second to a few seconds). The visual sensation of a passing automobile would be initially stored in the sensory registers before being processed further. Long-term memory and the hippocampus are not involved in the initial storage of sensory information, and short-term memory has a limited capacity and duration, making it unlikely to be the initial storage site for a passing automobile.

Our Visual Sensation of a Passing Automobile Would Be Initially