Cailean has always wished that she had a "photographic memory." She sits on the steps of one of the academic buildings and watches the people. Sometimes she closes her eyes and tries to recall everything about what she was seeing. Each time, though, the memory quickly seems to dissolve. In what kind of memory is the visual information stored while it lasts?
A) iconic
B) ehoic
C) code
D) display

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Iconic memory is the type of memory that stores visual information for a brief period of time before it is lost. Echoic memory, on the other hand, stores auditory information. Code and display are not types of memory.

Cailean Has Always Wished That She Had a "Photographic Memory