According to cognitive researchers, when you see your friend's new car and then later recall what the car looked like, the stored image you are recalling is ____.
A) an exact copy of the sensory image that was sent to your visual cortex from your retina
B) a mixture of pictorial and verbal pieces that are based on your actual sensory experience and your general knowledge of cars
C) a language-based description of the car without any visual components
D) a digitized visual image consisting of thousands of pixels

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Cognitive researchers suggest that our stored memory of an object is a mixture of pictorial and verbal pieces that are based on our actual sensory experience and our general knowledge of the object. Therefore, option B is the correct choice. Option A is incorrect as the stored image is not an exact copy of the sensory image, as it undergoes encoding, storage, and retrieval processes. Option C is incorrect as the stored memory is not just a language-based description, but a mixture of visual and verbal pieces. Option D is incorrect as the stored memory does not consist of thousands of pixels, but rather is a more abstract and symbolic representation.

According to Cognitive Researchers, When You See Your Friend's New