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MEMOIRE ICONIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
DEF

The sensory memory that holds visual stimuli for a very brief time.

CONT

Visual psychologists talk of iconic memory, which lasts for a fraction of a second, and working memory (such as that used to remember a new telephone number) that lasts for only a few seconds unless it is rehearsed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
DEF

Mémoire sensorielle dont la fonction est le stockage à très court terme de stimuli visuels.

CONT

Selon les psychologues de la vision, il existe une mémoire iconique, qui ne dure qu'une fraction de seconde, et une mémoire de travail (celle qui nous permet de composer un numéro de téléphone inconnu, juste après l'avoir lu, et qui ne dure que quelques secondes).

Spanish

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