In senses, memory {sensory memory} first peripherally codes stimulus physical properties {physical code} {structural code} for sounds in echoic memory, sights in iconic memory, smells, tastes, and touches, taking one-third second. Sensory memory first stage does not need attention or consciousness.
Sensory memory second stage uses semantic coding and is central and automatic, taking two to 20 seconds.
recall
Higher overall stimulus intensity during and after stimulus decreases recall.
forgetting
Forgetting happens by decay and is minimal after one second for vision and four seconds for hearing. Forgetting loses location information but not item meaning or nature.
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