In R.Conrad's (1964)landmark experiment on encoding in short-term memory,Conrad found that despite the fact that letters were presented __________ to participants,errors tended to be based on __________ confusability.
A)acoustically;visual
B)acoustically;semantic
C)visually;acoustic
D)visually;semantic

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Conrad's experiment showed that even though letters were presented visually, the errors made by participants were based on how similar the letters sounded, indicating that short-term memory encoding is primarily acoustic.

In RConrad's (1964)landmark Experiment on Encoding in Short-Term Memory,Conrad Found That