Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin's (1968) model of memory, which was introduced a year after the publication of Neisser's book, described the flow of information in the memory system as progressing through three stages. Which memory holds incoming information for a fraction of a second and then passes most of this information to short-term memory?
A) Long-term memory
B) Sensory memory
C) Episodic memory
D) Semantic memory

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Sensory memory holds incoming information for a fraction of a second and then passes most of this information to short-term memory. Long-term memory stores information for longer periods, while episodic and semantic memory are types of long-term memory that store different types of information.

Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin's (1968) Model of Memory, Which