One of the key factors of Sperling's experiment was that
A) subjects knew which row of the matrix to recall before the material was presented.
B) subjects knew which row of the matrix to recall only after the material was presented.
C) the tone was presented simultaneously with the material to be recalled.
D) some subjects were allowed to view the material to be recalled longer than the other subjects.
E) some subjects were asked to recall letters following a high pitched tone and some following a low pitched tone.

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In Sperling's experiment, subjects were shown a matrix of letters for a brief period and were asked to recall a specific row of letters only after the matrix was presented, guided by the pitch of a tone that followed the presentation. This tested the capacity and duration of sensory memory.

One of the Key Factors of Sperling's Experiment Was That