According to George Miller, Capacity of Short-Term Memory

question 284

Multiple Choice

According to George Miller, 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:

Social System

An organized set of interrelated structures that establishes patterns of relationships and roles toward achieving a collective goal.

Latent Function

Unintended or unrecognized positive effects or outcomes of a social structure or institution.

Unintended Outcome

A result or effect that was not anticipated or deliberately planned.

Macro-Level

Analysis or social processes that occur at a large scale, focusing on structures and phenomena that affect societies as a whole.