Letter targets and distractors in Schneider and Shiffrin's (1977) task is an example of a(n) ______.

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The letter targets and distractors in Schneider and Shiffrin's (1977) task are an example of a varied mapping condition, because the mapping between the stimuli and the response is not consistent or predictable. In this task, participants had to identify whether a letter appeared in a rapidly presented series of stimuli, and the target and distractor letters changed from trial to trial. This made it more challenging for participants to learn a consistent mapping between the stimulus and the response, compared to a task with a consistent mapping condition where the same stimuli are always associated with the same response.

Letter Targets and Distractors in Schneider and Shiffrin's (1977) Task