In the partial report method of Sperling's study of sensory memory,participants were asked to report
A)only one of the three lines of letters.
B)any letters they could remember.
C)the first letter of each line.
D)the last letter of each line.

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In Sperling's partial report method, participants were shown a grid of letters for a brief moment and then immediately asked to recall the letters from only one of the three lines, which was indicated by a tone that played immediately after the grid was shown. This method was used to study the capacity and duration of sensory memory.

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