Early studies of the capacity of short-term memory suggested that most people could remember approximately ______________ bits of information.
A) two
B) three
C) seven
D) ten

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Early studies by George Miller suggested that the capacity of short-term memory is around 7 ± 2 items, or roughly 7 bits of information. This became known as Miller's law or the "magic number 7."

Early Studies of the Capacity of Short-Term Memory Suggested That