Sperling's research in which participants viewed three rows of three letters each for only 1/20th of a second investigated:
A)semantic memory
B)sensory memory
C)short-term memory
D)flashbulb memory

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Sperling's research investigated sensory memory, specifically the capacity and duration of iconic memory (visual sensory memory). Participants were briefly presented with rows of letters and asked to recall as many letters as possible, showing that the sensory memory store holds a large amount of information for a brief period of time.

Sperling's Research in Which Participants Viewed Three Rows of Three