Echoic memory
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In reference to the modal model of the mind, echoic memory is the auditory portion of the short-lived sensory memory, typically lasting no more than 10 seconds.[1]
Echoic memory keeps short clips of audio alive so that they can be "replayed" once they are the focus of attention, as if they were still physically present.
Other sense-specific memory, such as iconic memory for sight, also exists.
[edit] References
- ^ Cowan, N., Nugent, L. D., Elliott, E. M., & Saults, J. S. (2000). Persistence of memory for ignored lists of digits: areas of developmental consistancy and change. Journal of experimental Child Psychology, 76, 151-172.
