According to Cowan, the Capacity of Short-Term Memory Has Been

question 202

Multiple Choice

According to Cowan, the capacity of short-term memory has been _____ because researchers have not controlled for _____ by participants.

• A)overestimated; covert chunking
• B)underestimated; covert chunking
• C)overestimated; serial positioning
• D)underestimated; serial positioning

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Definitions:

Normal Curve

A symmetrical bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of many types of data in statistics.

Normal Distribution

is a bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of many types of data, where most values cluster around a central mean or average.

Frequently Occurring

Events or phenomena that happen often or with regularity within a determined period.

50th Percentile

A statistical measure indicating the value below which 50% of the data points in a data set fall.