David Is Given a List of 20 Items to Remember

question 185

Multiple Choice

David is given a list of 20 items to remember. According to Miller's (1956) "magic number" of memory capacity, what will David MOST likely remember?

• A) the first few items on the list
• B) between 5 and 9 of the items
• C) more than 10 of the items
• D) the last few items on the list

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