A form of sensory memory that refers to the recollection of data acquired by touch after a stimulus has been presented.

• A. Echoic memory
• B. Iconic memory
• C. Haptic memory
• D. Priming

Answer: (C)

Sensory memory includes modality-specific stores that briefly hold impressions after a stimulus. For touch, this is haptic memory, which briefly retains tactile information so you can recall textures or pressures even after the stimulus is gone. This memory store lasts only a short moment, letting you decide whether to attend to the sensation again or encode it further. Iconic memory stores visual information, echoic memory stores auditory information, and priming is about facilitated processing from prior exposure rather than a temporary sensory store.