In the words of George Miller, the capacity of short-term memory is the "magical number _________."
A)nine, plus or minus two
B)six, plus or minus one
C)five, plus or minus two
D)seven, plus or minus two

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George Miller, a cognitive psychologist, famously proposed that the capacity of short-term memory is "seven, plus or minus two" items. This concept suggests that the average person can hold about 7 items (ranging from 5 to 9) in their short-term memory at any given time.

In the Words of George Miller, the Capacity of Short-Term