Which of the following distinguished sensory memory (SM) from short-term memory (STM)?
A) STM holds only a small amount of separate pieces of information.
B) STM holds a large amount of separate pieces of information.
C) SM holds a larger number of separate pieces of information.
D) STM holds a small amount of uniform information.

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Sensory memory holds a larger amount of separate pieces of information for a very brief period of time (a few seconds) before it decays, while STM holds a smaller amount of information for a short duration (around 20-30 seconds).

Which of the Following Distinguished Sensory Memory (SM) from Short-Term