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 the 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 in Sperling's study was to cue the participants, using a tone, as to which line of the matrix they were to report. This allowed researchers to study the capacity and duration of sensory memory by manipulating the time delay between the presentation of the stimuli and the cue for which line to report.

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