Long ago, during the early days of television, when a television set was turned off it took a while for the last image that was on the screen to fade away. This phenomenon is most like __________ memory

a) iconic
b) echoic
c) short-term
d) long-term

ANS: A, Iconic memory is a brief, lasting visual image that rapidly fades away.

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