As James watched Haley wave the 4th of July sparkler backand forth, he noticed that the sparkler seemed to produce atrailing after image that faded within a split second. Whichtype of sensory memory can account for the quickly fading after image of the sparkler?

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Iconic memory is responsible for visual sensory memory, including the brief afterimage of the sparkler that James observed. Echoic memory refers to auditory sensory memory, and the déjà vu experience and prospective memory are not relevant to this scenario.

As James Watched Haley Wave the 4th of July Sparkler