George Sperling (1960) demonstrated the hypothetical existence of iconic memory or visual sensory memory.Regarding this experiment, which of the following statements is true?
A)Participants in the partial-report condition could remember 3 from that line, suggesting that 9 letters were accessible visually at the time of recall.
B)The whole-report technique led to a greater estimate of letters that were visually accessible.
C)More information was accessible when echoic memory was used than when iconic memory was used.
D)No information was accessible when echoic memory was used.

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In the partial-report condition, participants were able to report an average of 3 out of the 12 letters presented, indicating that only a fraction of the visual information was accessible in iconic memory. The whole-report technique did not provide a greater estimate of letters that were visually accessible. Echoic memory was not relevant to this study.

George Sperling (1960) Demonstrated the Hypothetical Existence of Iconic Memory