Lizzie is staring at the diagram of an eye that will appear on the exam she will take in the next few minutes. She thinks that by staring at the diagram for a very long time she can "burn" the image into her brain. Although this strategy won't work, she is hoping to take advantage of her ________ memory.
A)short-term
B)flashbulb
C)repetitive
D)iconic

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Iconic memory is the term used to describe the very brief visual memories people have that are like a snapshot or image of a scene. The diagram Lizzie is staring at is an example of visual information that could be stored briefly in iconic memory.

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