John participates in an experiment in which he is presented with letters on a screen.Every time he sees an "X" he is supposed to report the letter that appeared three letters earlier.This is an example of which type of task?
A)temporal order
B)retention-delay
C)n-back
D)serial

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This is an example of an n-back task, where "n" refers to how many steps back in the sequence a participant must recall, in this case, three steps back.

John Participates in an Experiment in Which He Is Presented