You are watching a recording of your professor's lecture. The doorbell rings and you go to see who is there. Assuming that you don't pay further attention to the part of the lecture you were watching, what will likely happen to the information?
A) If you were moved by the lecture, it will stay for a short time in haptic sensory memory.
B) The words will fade away forever.
C) An auditory sensory impression of the lecture words will be recorded.
D) A visual sensory impression of the lecture will be made and stay in memory for a few minutes.

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If you do not pay attention to the lecture, the information is not likely to be encoded into your memory and will fade away. Haptic sensory memory refers to touch memory and is not relevant in this scenario. Auditory and visual sensory impressions may be made, but if you are not actively processing the information, it is unlikely to be retained in your memory.

You Are Watching a Recording of Your Professor's Lecture