The Average Number of "Bits" of Information That Short-Term Memory

question 448

Multiple Choice

The average number of "bits" of information that short-term memory can usually handle is what Psychologist George Miller called the "magic" __________ (plus or minus two) .

• A) three
• B) six
• C) seven
• D) nine

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