Sternberg task en · NOUN
Etymology
Named after Saul Sternberg, a professor of psychology, who devised it.
Meanings
- 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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sternberg tasks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |