Short-Term Memory Can Hold About 12 Plus or Minus 2

question 235

True/False

Short-term memory can hold about 12 plus or minus 2 bits of information.

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Definitions:

Multiple Personalities

An outdated term for dissociative identity disorder, a condition characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states.

Dissociation of Self

A psychological experience in which there is a feeling of detachment from one's thoughts, feelings, or sense of identity.

Ordinary Consciousness

The typical state of awareness where individuals perceive, think, and feel in a normal waking state.

Conversion Disorder

A mental disorder characterized by the presence of neurological symptoms, such as blindness or paralysis, that cannot be explained by medical evaluation.