You are riding on bus and catch a very brief glimpse of a ravine with rushing water as you pass over a bridge. The impression you have of the view is called an iconic memory, or
A) sensory buffer.
B) short-term sight.
C) working memory.
D) sensory vision.

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Iconic memory refers to the sensory buffer that briefly holds visual information for a very short period of time (less than a second). Option A correctly identifies this type of memory. Option B (short-term sight) is not a commonly used term in psychology. Option C (working memory) refers to the information that we actively manipulate and process for a brief period of time (usually a few seconds) and is not the correct choice here. Option D (sensory vision) is not a commonly used term in psychology and does not specifically refer to the brief retention of visual information in iconic memory.

You Are Riding on Bus and Catch a Very Brief