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Read each of the following two statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer using the codes given below :

Assertion (A) : Iconic store is a discrete visual sensory store.

Reason (R) : Because information is believed to be stored in the form of visual codes.

Codes :

The correct answer is
(A) is true, but (R) is false.

Statement Analysis:

  • Assertion (A): States that the iconic store is a discrete visual sensory store. This aligns with standard psychological models of memory (like Atkinson-Shiffrin), where the iconic store is defined as the brief (<1 second) visual component of sensory memory, holding raw visual information before it's processed further. Therefore, Assertion (A) is considered true.
  • Reason (R): Claims that information is stored as visual codes. While visual information is involved, the iconic store's primary characteristic is holding a fleeting, high-capacity, pre-attentive sensory *trace* of the visual input, not necessarily encoded "visual codes" in the way information is stored in short-term or long-term memory. The storage is more like a raw image buffer that decays rapidly. Therefore, Reason (R) is considered false as the primary explanation for the nature of the iconic store.

Conclusion:

Based on the analysis, Assertion (A) is true, and Reason (R) is false.

Selected Option: C

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