A time machine provides you the opportunity to interview Sigmund Freud. During the interview, Freud admits that he never wanted to attend medical school. When you ask him how he made it through, he says, "I had eidetic imagery." What does he mean by that?
A) He relied on the ability to associate odd images with material he needed to remember.
B) He had a photographic memory, which helped him remember the material he had to learn.
C) He was able to imagine how cells in a patient's body were acting when he prescribed drugs and, thus, he could adjust dosages.
D) In order to remember the long list of diseases he would encounter, he created drawings that helped him remember.

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Eidetic imagery refers to having a photographic memory, which means that Freud was able to remember information by visualizing it in his mind as though he had a photograph of it. This is likely how he was able to make it through medical school, despite not wanting to attend.

A Time Machine Provides You the Opportunity to Interview Sigmund