The Phrase "7 Plus or Minus 2" Refers to the

question 54

Multiple Choice

The phrase "7 plus or minus 2" refers to the

• A) time it takes for the sensory register to work.
• B) number of events that can be in the sensory register.
• C) length needed for long-term memory encoding.
• D) storage capacity of short-term memory.

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