The main conclusion of Sperling's work is ________.
A) a large, categorical and modality-specific memory store lasting up to 500 ms is available
B) a large, pre-categorical and modality-specific memory store lasting up to 500 ms is available
C) a large, pre-categorical but not modality-specific memory store lasting up to 1000 ms is available
D) a large, categorical but not modality-specific memory store lasting up to 200 ms is available

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Sperling's work demonstrated the existence of a large, pre-categorical (meaning it has not yet been processed into categories), and modality-specific (specific to the type of stimulus, such as visual or auditory) memory store that lasts up to about 500 milliseconds. This is known as the sensory memory or iconic memory for visual stimuli.

The Main Conclusion of Sperling's Work Is ________