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Sternberg task

Sternberg task noun: a task in psychology experiments where the subject is asked to memorize a list of items and then identify whether a particular item was present in the list, the subject's response time being recorded.

Noun

Sternberg task (plural Sternberg tasks)

  1. A task in psychology experiments where the subject is asked to memorize a list of items and then identify whether a particular item was present in the list, the subject's response time being recorded.

Forms of Sternberg task

pluralSternberg tasks

Origin of Sternberg task

Named after Saul Sternberg, a professor of psychology, who devised it.

Questions about Sternberg task

What does Sternberg task mean?
Sternberg task means a task in psychology experiments where the subject is asked to memorize a list of items and then identify whether a particular item was present in the list, the subject's response time being recorded.
What part of speech is Sternberg task?
Sternberg task is a noun.
What is the plural of Sternberg task?
The plural of Sternberg task is Sternberg tasks.

Words near Sternberg task in the dictionary

  1. sternalis
  2. sternally
  3. Sternbach
  4. Sternbachs
  5. Sternberg
  6. Sternberg task
  7. Sternberg tasks
  8. sternbergia
  9. Sternbergian
  10. sternbergias
  11. sternbergite

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