Julia shows her 10-year-old daughter Heidi a picture of midtown Manhattan. After looking at the picture for half a minute, Heidi is able to vividly describe it from a visual image of the picture that she continues to see in her mind. Heidi has a memory capacity called:

A. photographic memory
B. flashbulb memory
C. mood convergence
D. procedural memory


Answer: A

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