George Sperling, in his 1960 monograph, discusses the implications of results obtain from a procedure called partial report. What topic was he investigating?

Michael's parents want him to learn to play tennis. Michael has no particular interest in the game. From an operant conditioning perspective, Michael may learn the game if his parents are insistent, but __________

a) it will take him longer to learn the game than it would if he were interested. b) he will not become proficient at the game. c) he will also learn to resent his parents. d) he will not enjoy playing tennis with others.

We might think that waiters who all flirt with a particular customer do so because the customer welcomes the attention if we notice that the waiters do not also flirt with other customers while we eat. This best represents the concept of ________

a) consistency b) noncommon effect c) consensus d) distinctiveness