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Memory — Psychology STD 11 Commerce / Arts — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 Commerce / ArtsPsychologyMemory2 Marks
Question
What do you mean by magical number 7?
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Answer

  • The magical number 7+/-2 provides evidence for a limited capacity of the STM.
  • Most adults can store between five and nine items in the STM.
  • This idea was put forward by George Miller in 1956 and hence called 7 as a magical number.

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