When presented with a memory set and then given a probe in Sternberg's (1966) study, the length of time it took subjects to respond whether the probe was in the memory set was linearly related to

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Sternberg's (1966) study found that the response time for subjects to determine whether a probe was in the memory set increased linearly with the size of the memory set. This indicates that subjects scanned the memory set serially, even for negative responses.

When Presented with a Memory Set and Then Given a Probe