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A Researcher Interested in the Effects of Interval Training on VO2

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A researcher interested in the effects of interval training on VO2 max reported no significant increase following the intervention when in reality there was an improvement. What type of error has occurred?


Definitions:

Partial Report Method

A research technique used in cognitive psychology to study the capacity and duration of short-term visual memory.

Sperling's Study

A series of experiments by George Sperling that investigated the capacity and duration of the sensory memory.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, which stores impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended, lasting for a very brief period.

Iconic Memory

A type of visual sensory memory that holds an exact copy of what is seen for a very brief period of time, usually under a second.

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