You are out for a drive with the family and are lucky enough to get a window seat.The rapidly passing scenery you see out the window is first stored in _____________ memory.
A)echoic
B)iconic
C)working
D)short-term

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Iconic memory refers specifically to the sensory memory of visual information. As the scenery passing by is visual information, it would be stored in iconic memory. Echoic memory refers specifically to the sensory memory of auditory information, and working memory and short-term memory are more related to active thinking and the processing of information, rather than the initial storage of sensory input.

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