Jessica Li held up three rows of four letters on a poster board to her high school class for a fraction of a second.She then removed it and immediately asked the class to name the 12 letters they had just been shown.Based on previous research,about how many letters would you expect individual students to recall?
A)0
B)5
C)8
D)10

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Research in psychology suggests that the average person can hold about 7 items (plus or minus 2) in their short-term memory. Given the brief exposure and immediate recall required, it's reasonable to expect students to recall around 5 letters, aligning with the lower end of the short-term memory capacity.

Jessica Li Held Up Three Rows of Four Letters on a Poster