Which of the following researchers is known for identifying the capacity of short-term memory as "seven plus or minus two" items?
A)Richard Atkinson
B)Hermann Ebbinghaus
C)George Miller
D)George Sperling

Question

Which of the following researchers is known for identifying the capacity of short-term memory as "seven plus or minus two" items? ​
A)Richard Atkinson
B)Hermann Ebbinghaus ​
C)George Miller ​
D)George Sperling ​

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George Miller is known for identifying the capacity of short-term memory as "seven plus or minus two" items in his 1956 paper, "The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on Our Capacity for Processing Information."

Which of the Following Researchers Is Known for Identifying the Capacity