In Sperling's Full-Report Procedure, After Viewing a Matrix of Letters

question 82

Multiple Choice

In Sperling's full-report procedure, after viewing a matrix of letters for less than 1 second, what were participants asked to do?

• A) listen for a tone, and report only those letters in the row signaled by the tone
• B) listen for a tone, and report all letters they could remember from the entire matrix
• C) report all letters they could remember from the entire matrix
• D) view a second matrix and report only those letters that were in both matrices

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Definitions:

Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns

Molecular structures on the surface of pathogens that are recognized by the immune system.

Phagocytes

Cells that protect the body by ingesting harmful foreign particles, bacteria, and dead or dying cells.

Peptidoglycan

A compound made up of amino acids and sugars that creates a mesh-like coating outside the plasma membrane in the majority of bacteria, offering shape and structural support.

Lysozyme

An enzyme found in many tissues and in tears and other body fluids; attacks the cell wall of many gram-positive bacteria.