Why did research participants in Sperling's experiment recall so few letters stored in sensory memory?
A) They stopped paying attention after a few stimuli.
B) Proactive interference reduced the effectiveness of recall.
C) The stress of participating in this research became excessive.
D) The remaining stimuli quickly faded from sensory memory.

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The remaining stimuli quickly fade from sensory memory, which has a limited capacity to hold information for only a brief period of time (about half a second for visual stimuli and a few seconds for auditory stimuli).

Why Did Research Participants in Sperling's Experiment Recall So Few