The key to the partial report method of Sperling's study of sensory memory was to ______________
A) have the participants report the entire matrix of letters they saw as fast as they could.
B) have the participants report the entire matrix of letters but mask the letters after presentation with a very bright light.
C) cue the participants, using a tone, as to which line of the matrix they were to report.
D) test the use of chunking.

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The key to the partial report method was to cue the participants, using a tone, as to which line of the matrix they were to report, allowing researchers to measure the participant's ability to briefly hold a specific line of information in their sensory memory.

The Key to the Partial Report Method of Sperling's Study