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

question 172

Multiple Choice

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

• A)only four or five items (letters).
• B)approximately nine or ten items (letters).
• C)all the items that can be seen at one time (all the letters).
• D)only one to two items (letters).

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Definitions:

Second-Generation Antidepressants

A class of antidepressant drugs developed more recently than the first-generation antidepressants, including Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) and others, often with fewer side effects.

MAO

Monoamine oxidase, an enzyme that breaks down neurotransmitters in the brain and is targeted by certain kinds of antidepressant drugs.

Reuptake Process

A neurological mechanism in which neurotransmitters released into the synapse are reabsorbed back into the presynaptic neuron, stopping their action on the postsynaptic neuron.

Serotonin

A neurotransmitter involved in regulating mood, anxiety, and other functions within the brain, often targeted in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders.