The Ability to Retain a Visual Image Several Minutes After

question 227

Multiple Choice

The ability to retain a visual image several minutes after it has been removed is called

• A) sensory memory.
• B) photographic memory.
• C) flashbulb memory.
• D) eidetic imagery.

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Definitions:

Societal Expectations

Refers to the anticipated behaviors and roles that society presumes individuals will follow based on cultural norms and traditions.

Conscious Mind

The aspect of the mind that is aware of the self, one's surroundings, and one's thoughts, feelings, and experiences at any given moment.

Reality Principle

The goals of the conscious mind, which finds what works in reality.

Structural Model

Sigmund Freud’s model of the mind with three parts: the id (or “it”), the ego (or “I”), and the super-ego (or “above I”).