Sperling (1960)used the partial-report method in his experimentation on which type of memory?
A) sensory memory
B) flashbulb memory
C) recency memory
D) source memory

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Sperling used the partial-report method to study sensory memory, specifically iconic memory, which refers to visual sensory memory. Participants were briefly shown a matrix of letters and were asked to report as many as they could remember. In the partial-report condition, participants were cued to only report a specific row of letters, allowing Sperling to study the capacity and duration of iconic memory.

Sperling (1960)used the Partial-Report Method in His Experimentation on Which