According to George Miller, the Capacity of Short-Term Memory

question 16

Multiple Choice

According to George Miller, the capacity of short-term memory:

• A)is about four items of information, plus or minus one.
• B)can be increased by clustering.
• C)can be increased by maintenance rehearsal of the information.
• D)is about seven items of information, plus or minus two.

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Definitions:

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