An usher points out a seat to Peter in a darkened theater by moving a flashlight in a rectangular motion.Peter sees the form of a rectangle because images from the flashlight are being briefly stored in:
A) semantic memory
B) short-term memory
C) photographic memory
D) iconic memory

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Iconic memory is the sensory memory that stores visual information for a very short time (less than a second). In this scenario, the images from the flashlight are being stored briefly in Peter's iconic memory, which allows him to perceive the rectangular shape of the flashlight's movement.

An Usher Points Out a Seat to Peter in a Darkened