In a direct challenge to Sperling's model, Irwin and Yeomans (1986) varied the duration of the stimulus display in a partial-report paradigm experiment. They found a large effect of cue delay and ________.
A) that longer stimulus durations increased recall
B) that longer stimulus durations decreased recall
C) no effect of stimulus duration
D) that longer stimulus durations decreased recall, but only when visual contrast was low

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Irwin and Yeomans (1986) found no effect of stimulus duration on recall in their experiment, challenging Sperling's model by showing that the duration of the stimulus display did not impact the amount of information participants could recall.

In a Direct Challenge to Sperling's Model, Irwin and Yeomans