An Experimenter Presents a Small Amount of Information to a Participant

question 58

Multiple Choice

An experimenter presents a small amount of information to a participant and then immediately distracts her from rehearsal by asking her to count backwards from 100 by 3s. This task would be MOST useful in studying _____.

• A) sensory memory capacity
• B) sensory memory duration
• C) short-term memory capacity
• D) short-term memory duration

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Definitions:

Venn Diagram

A diagram representing mathematical or logical sets pictorially as circles or closed curves within an enclosing rectangle (the universal set), with all possible logical relations between them.

Universal Proposition

A type of categorical proposition that makes a claim about all members of a particular category, e.g., "All S are P".

Venn Diagram

A graphical representation using circles to depict sets and how they interrelate via overlapping and distancing.

Categorical Syllogism

A form of reasoning where a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions (premises) that share a common or middle term.