Mark is listening as his roommate lists 14 things that they need to buy for their apartment before the end of the week.Based on George Miller's research into the capacity of short-term memory,if Mark doesn't write the items down as he hears them,he is most likely to remember
A) less than 5 of the items from the list.
B) approximately 10 to 12 items from the list.
C) the entire list.
D) between 5 and 9 items from the list.

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According to George Miller's research, the capacity of short-term memory is 7 +/- 2, which means that an individual can recall between 5 and 9 items from a list without writing them down. Therefore, if Mark doesn't write the items down as he hears them, he is most likely to remember between 5 and 9 items from the list.

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