Iconic Memory Refers to

question 57

Multiple Choice

Iconic memory refers to

• A) the encoded meanings of words and events in short-term memory.
• B) photographic,or picture-image,memory that lasts for only a few tenths of a second.
• C) the effortlessly processed incidental information about the timing and frequency of events.
• D) the visually encoded images in long-term memory.

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Definitions:

Mesencephalon

Midbrain in both the embryo and adult; consists of the cerebral peduncle and the corpora quadrigemini.

Diencephalon

Second portion of the embryonic brain; in the inferior core of the adult cerebrum.

Neural Crest Cells

Embryonic cells that give rise to a diverse cell lineage including melanocytes, craniofacial cartilage and bone, and peripheral and enteric neurons and glia.

Telencephalon

Anterior division of the embryonic brain from which the cerebral hemispheres develop.