Explain the differences in mental images and eidetic imagery

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ANSWER: Answer will include that mental images are visual depictions in one's mind that are used by most people in memory and thinking. Many of our memories are stored as mental images. Eidetic imagery, which is sometimes called photographic memory, occurs when a person has visual images clear enough to be "scanned" or retained for at least 30 seconds. While internal memory images can be "viewed" mentally with the eyes closed, eidetic images are "projected" out in front of a person. That is, they are best "seen" on a plain surface, such as a blank piece of paper. While everyone can use mental images, eidetic memory is most common in childhood and becomes rare by adulthood.