In the Partial Report Method of Sperling's Study of Sensory

question 102

Multiple Choice

In the partial report method of Sperling's study of sensory memory,the participants were to report _____________.

• A)one of three lines of letters as indicated by the sound of a tone presented immediately after the letters had disappeared
• B)only one or two of the letters in the cued line
• C)the first letter of each line only
• D)the middle letter of each line

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Definitions:

Preattentive Process

Cognitive processing that occurs without conscious awareness, quickly analyzing basic features of stimuli in the environment.

Cognition

The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

Preattentive Processes

Cognitive processes that occur without conscious awareness, automatically extracting certain elements from the environment.

Divergent Processes

Cognitive operations that involve thinking in multiple directions to generate a variety of solutions to problems.