When Sperling's subjects were asked to recall as many of the 9 consonants as they could, how many did they typically recall?
A) 2 or 3
B) 4 or 5
C) 7 or 8
D) all 9
E) none

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Sperling's subjects typically recalled 4 or 5 out of the 9 consonants when asked to recall as many as they could from memory. This experiment was part of his research on the capacity and duration of the sensory memory.

When Sperling's Subjects Were Asked to Recall as Many of the 9