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IMAGEN EIDETICA [1 record]

Record 1 2009-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
DEF

Exceptionally vivid memory image of short duration, found in a small fraction of children, rarely in adults.

CONT

The German psychologist Erich Jänsch reported that two thirds of small children have clear, vivid (that is, eidetic) images.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
DEF

Forme relativement rare de la mémoire (appelé communément mémoire photographique) qui se caractérise par le rappel de façon extrêmement vivante des détails d'une image qui ne pourrait s'effectuer à partir du seul souvenir.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología (Generalidades)
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