A photographer shoots a flashbulb directly into your eyes.For the next few seconds,all you can see are big blue dots everywhere you look.What type of memory is most directly involved in this phenomenon?
A)Long-term
B)Semantic
C)Sensory
D)Working

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The phenomenon described involves sensory memory, which is responsible for briefly holding sensory information such as visual stimuli. The big blue dots that the person sees are likely an afterimage created by the flashbulb, which fades after a few seconds as the sensory memory stores the image for a short time before transferring it to other memory systems. Long-term memory and semantic memory are not involved in this brief visual experience, and working memory is more focused on active mental processes such as reasoning and problem-solving rather than sensory input.

A Photographer Shoots a Flashbulb Directly into Your Eyes