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.

Iconic Memory

A type of visual sensory memory that holds a brief photographic image for a few seconds after the exposure to the original stimulus.

Photographic

Pertaining to or using light in the production of images, often used in context with photography or imaging techniques.

Few Tenths

A phrase typically used to describe a small quantity or measure, amounting to a fraction of a whole.