@misc{cogprints2956, volume = {10}, number = {2}, title = {Iconic memory of icon?}, author = {Dr Siu L. Chow}, year = {1987}, pages = {313--315}, journal = {Behavioral and Brain Sciences}, keywords = {Iconic memory, ecological validity, informational persistence }, url = {http://cogprints.org/2956/}, abstract = {The objectives of the present commentary are to show that (1) one important theoretical property of iconic memory is inconsistent with a retinotopic icon, (2) data difficult for the notion of an icon do not necessarily challenge the notion of an iconic store, (3) the iconic store, as a theoretical mechanism, is an ecologically valid one, and (4) the rationale of experimentation is such that the experimental task need not mimic the phenomenon being studied.} }