George Sperling Flashed Three Rows Each Containing Four Letters on a Screen

question 50

Multiple Choice

George Sperling flashed three rows each containing four letters on a screen and asked participants to recall the letters in one of the rows.What were the conclusions from this study?

• A) The sensory register has a capacity of 1 to 2 items.
• B) Short term memory has a capacity of 3 to 4 items.
• C) Participants can only process a few items in the short time the stimuli were available.
• D) Information is lost very quickly from the sensory register.