George Sperling Attempted to Assess the Duration of Iconic Memory

question 14

Multiple Choice

George Sperling attempted to assess the duration of iconic memory by:

• A) measuring how long it took people to add three two-digit numbers in their head and provide the correct sum.
• B) investigating the accuracy of flashbulb memories.
• C) asking people to recall different sets of numbers that were simultaneously presented to both ears.
• D) briefly flashing a display of letters and immediately asking how many letters people could recall.

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Definitions:

Id's Desires

Refers to the component of Sigmund Freud's personality theory containing the primitive and instinctive behaviors and urges.

Defense Mechanism

Unconscious psychological mechanisms that reduce anxiety arising from unacceptable or potentially harmful stimuli.

Sublimation

Channeling socially unacceptable impulses and urges into socially acceptable behavior.

Superego

One of the three components of the human psyche in Freudian psychoanalytic theory, representing the internalized societal standards of morality and ethics.