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

question 7

Multiple Choice

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

• A) four or five items
• B) nine or ten items
• C) all the letters present
• D) one to two items

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Definitions:

Retain Information

The ability to keep or store information in one's mind for later use or recall.

Forgetting Curve

A hypothesis that describes the decline of memory retention in time, suggesting that information is lost over time when there is no attempt to retain it.

Ebbinghaus

Refers to Hermann Ebbinghaus, a psychologist known for his research on memory, specifically the forgetting curve and the spacing effect.

Forgetting Curve

A hypothesized graph showing the decline of memory retention in time, illustrating how information is lost over time when there is no attempt to retain it.