Using the partial report method, Sperling found the capacity of iconic memory to be around __________.
A) four or five items
B) nine or ten items
C) all the letters present
D) one to two items

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Sperling's partial report method demonstrated that the capacity of iconic memory (visual sensory memory) is quite large, essentially capturing all the letters present in a briefly flashed array, but this information fades very quickly.

Using the Partial Report Method, Sperling Found the Capacity of Iconic