As James watched Haley wave the Fourth of July sparkler back and forth, he noticed that the sparkler seemed to produce a trailing afterimage that faded within a split second. Which type of sensory memory can account for the quickly fading afterimage of the sparkler?
A) echoic memory
B) the déjà vu experience
C) prospective memory
D) iconic memory

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Iconic memory is a type of sensory memory that holds visual information in the sensory register. It lasts only for a fraction of a second and explains the quick fading afterimage of the sparkler that James observed. Echoic memory is a type of sensory memory that holds auditory information, prospective memory refers to remembering to perform a planned action or intention at a future time, and the déjà vu experience is a feeling of familiarity in a new situation that is not related to sensory memory.

As James Watched Haley Wave the Fourth of July Sparkler