Iconic memory refers to ____________________?
Correct answer: D. visual sensory memory
- A. visual working memory
- B. auditory working memory
- C. visual short-term memory
- D. visual sensory memory
Explanation
Iconic memory is the brief visual store within sensory memory, such as the fading image left immediately after seeing something. Auditory sensory memory is called echoic memory.
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