Author Question: Sternberg argued that people do not use a self-terminating search of STM because it takes too much ... (Read 41 times)

sjones · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Sternberg argued that people do not use a self-terminating search of STM because it takes too much time to

a. scan the memory set. c. encode the test digit.
b. check for matches. d. respond after finding a match.

Question 2

When presented with a memory set and then given a probe in Sternberg's (1966) study, the length of time it took subjects to respond whether the probe was in the memory set was linearly related to

a. the position of the probe in the memory set.
b. their individual memory span.
c. the rate of encoding.
d. the size of the memory set.