The research of George Miller explains why Joel has difficulty remembering:
A)how to begin a geometric proof of a theorem.
B)the list of 10 items his roommate told him to purchase at the grocery store.
C)how to conjugate irregular verbs in Spanish.
D)what he wore to the last school dance.

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George Miller's research suggests that the human brain can typically only hold 7 ± 2 pieces of information in short-term memory. Joel's list of 10 items from the grocery store exceeds this capacity, making it difficult for him to remember all of them accurately. The other options may be related to other factors, such as prior knowledge or encoding processes, rather than the limits of short-term memory capacity.

The Research of George Miller Explains Why Joel Has Difficulty