Which of the Following Statements Has NOT Been Supported by Research

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements has NOT been supported by research on sensory memories?

• A) People who see an array of 12 letters for less than a second can report 4 or 5 of them.
• B) Information that does not go quickly into short-term memory vanishes forever.
• C) Sensory memory has been called a "leaky bucket" with a limited capacity.
• D) Pattern recognition occurs during the transfer of information from sensory memory to STM.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.