For Most People, the Space Capacity for Short-Term Memory Is

question 36

True/False

For most people, the space capacity for short-term memory is 12 items, plus or minus two.

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Definitions:

Reinforcements

In behavior psychology, stimuli which increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated, can be positive or negative.

Consequences

The outcomes or results that naturally follow from an action, decision, or condition, whether they are positive or negative.

Respondent Conditioning

A learning process in psychology that involves an automatic response to a specific stimulus, also known as classical conditioning.

Social Learning

A theory that suggests people can learn new behaviors and attitudes through observation, imitation, and modeling from others.