In the words of George Miller,the capacity of working memory is the "magical number ___."
A) nine, plus or minus two
B) six, plus or minus one
C) five, plus or minus two
D) seven, plus or minus two

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George Miller proposed that the capacity of working memory is the "magical number seven, plus or minus two". This means that the average person can hold around 7 (give or take 2) items in their working memory at one time.

In the Words of George Miller,the Capacity of Working Memory