Capacity Of Short-Term Memory Flashcards
1
Q
Miller (1956) Published a Article Entitled
‘The Magical Number Seven, Plus Or Minus Two’
What did he say about the STM?
A
We can hold seven ‘Items’ in STM, plus or minus two
2
Q
Miller (1956) Published a Article Entitled
‘The Magical Number Seven, Plus Or Minus Two’
What did Miller believe about the STM?
A
The STM stores ‘chunks’ of information rather than individual numbers or letters
3
Q
Provide an Example of a “Chunk”
A
Mobile phone numbers
For example an 11 digit phone number is chunked into information groups
0767….819….45….34
