Question

A jogger is startled by the feeling of a moving object on his right side. It could have been a ferocious dog, but it turns out to be a newspaper page blown by the wind. What memory component was most directly involved?
A) Episodic
B) Schematic
C) Sensory memory
D) Working memory

Answer 1

Answer:

C) Sensory memory

Explanation:

Sensory memory is the component of memory involved with our sensory organs which helps us in our perception of our immediate environment.

In the case of the jogger, he was startled because his sensory memory component triggered the feeling that an object was moving besides him hence his ability to percieve it despite not seeing the object initially.