Our Short-Term Memory Capacity Is _____ $\pm$ 2 Chunks
A) 3
B) 5
C) 7
D) 9

question 7

Multiple Choice

Our short-term memory capacity is _____ $\pm$ 2 chunks.

• A) 3
• B) 5
• C) 7
• D) 9

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Definitions:

Linguistic Relativity

A hypothesis suggesting that the structure of a language influences its speakers' world view or cognition, often referred to as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

Surface Structure

In linguistics, it refers to the superficial syntactic structure of a sentence that can be directly observed in spoken or written language, contrasted with deep structure which is the underlying meaning.

Deep Structure

In linguistics, a term denoting the underlying syntactic structure or meaning of a sentence.

Mental Representation

Internal cognitive symbols that represent external reality or abstract concepts, allowing us to think about the world.