Using the Partial Report Method, Sperling Found the Capacity of Iconic

question 109

Multiple Choice

Using the partial report method, Sperling found the capacity of iconic memory to be around

• A) four or five items.
• B) nine or ten items.
• C) all the letters present.
• D) one to two items.
• E) seven plus or minus two items.

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Definitions:

Acoustic Neuroma

A non-cancerous tumor that develops on the main nerve leading from the inner ear to the brain, affecting hearing and balance.

Radiation

The emission and propagation of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or through a material medium.

Organ of Corti

The sensory organ located within the cochlea of the inner ear, essential for hearing as it contains hair cells that convert sound vibrations into neural signals.

Hearing Receptors

Sensory cells located in the inner ear that convert sound waves into nerve impulses that are interpreted by the brain as sound.