In RConrad's (1964)landmark Experiment on Encoding in Short-Term Memory,Conrad Found That

question 67

Multiple Choice

In R.Conrad's (1964) landmark experiment on encoding in short-term memory,Conrad found that despite the fact that letters were presented __________ to participants,errors tended to be based on __________ confusability.

• A)acoustically;visual
• B)acoustically;semantic
• C)visually;acoustic
• D)visually;semantic

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