_____ theorized that the average number of "bits" of information that short-term memory can usually handle is seven, while _____ believes that STM may actually hold only four items, unless some chunking has occurred.
A)Wilder Penfield; Elizabeth Loftus
B)George Miller; Nelson Cowan
C)Nelson Cowan; Wilder Penfield
D)Elizabeth Loftus; George Miller

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George Miller proposed the idea of the "magic number seven" for short-term memory capacity, while Nelson Cowan suggested that STM might hold only about four items without chunking.

_____ Theorized That the Average Number of "Bits" of Information