Chris is looking for his friend in a crowd of people at a concert.As he scans the crowd, he often blinks but still retains a brief visual image of many of the faces in the crowd for a
Very brief time.Chris is able to maintain this visual information due to the function of his
A) short-term storage.
B) working memory.
C) sensory storage.
D) long-term storage.

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Sensory storage, specifically iconic memory in this context, allows for a brief retention of visual stimuli, enabling Chris to maintain visual information of faces in the crowd for a very short time.

Chris Is Looking for His Friend in a Crowd of People