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Gnesinka [82]
3 years ago
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The phrase "seven, plus or minus two" refers to the ________. A. number of years information can be stored in long-term memory b

efore it is replaced with new information B. number of seconds information can be held in the perceptual buffer C. organizational structure of self-schemas D. capacity of short-term memory
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1 answer:
AlekseyPX3 years ago
7 0

<u>Answer:</u>

The phrase "seven, plus or minus two" refers to the capacity of short-term memory.

<u>Explanation:</u>

  • Short term memory is also called as active memory or primary memory and refers to the information that we are currently thinking of.
  • It generally lasts for short time of few seconds (20 seconds to 30 seconds) and are erased if not rehearsed time and again.
  • Short term memory store up to 'seven', plus or minus two words at a time.
  • In 1956, Miller performed an experiment and put forward the idea that 'short term memory' can store 5 to 9 items, but modern theory suggests that the information in 'short term memory' can be increased if the information are chunked together.
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