Jessica is trying to quickly memorize the definitions of 26 terms in her chemistry booklet two minutes before the exam.She seems to think that she can store all of these definitions in her short-term memory.If she understands the limits of memory,she will realize that her short-term memory will only be able to retain _____ of the definitions at once.
A)approximately 7
B)approximately 12
C)approximately 20
D)all 26

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The average capacity of short-term memory is limited to around 7 items, plus or minus 2. This means that Jessica will likely only be able to store around 7 of the definitions in her short-term memory at once.

Jessica Is Trying to Quickly Memorize the Definitions of 26