What Is the Capacity of Short-Term Memory

question 91

Multiple Choice

What is the capacity of short-term memory?

• A)7 bits of information
• B)7 chunks of information
• C)12 letters,if measured by Sperling's partial report technique
• D)16 letters,if measured by Sperling's partial report technique

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Definitions:

Peripheral Countries

Nations that are less developed economically and are often exploited by more developed, core countries in the global economic system.

Modernization Theory

A view of globalization in which global development is a worldwide process affecting nearly all societies that have been touched by technological change.

Max Weber

A German sociologist, philosopher, and political economist known for his theory on the Protestant ethic and his ideas on bureaucracy.

World Systems Theory

A multidisciplinary, macro-scale approach to world history and social change that suggests there is a world economic system in which some countries benefit while others are exploited.