How many things can be stored in the short term memory?
- 10-15.
- 5 - 9.
- 0 - 5.
Michael asking:
so the correct answer is in green?
Community Comments (2)
D
dimky Posts: 511 09.07.2013 / 19:32
Hello.
Yes. Remember 7+/-2 rule.
Yes. Remember 7+/-2 rule.
M
MridulDev Posts: 48 15.07.2013 / 12:28
Indeed, and here's a little more info :
Short term memory receives a proportion of the information received into sensory
stores, and allows us to store information long enough to use it (hence the idea of
‘working memory’). It can store only a relatively small amount of information at one
time, i.e. 5 to 9 (often referred to as 7 ±2) items of information, for a short duration,
typically 10 to 20 seconds. As the following example shows, capacity of short term
memory can be enhanced by splitting information in to ‘chunks’ (a group of related
items).
Reference Material: CAP 715
Short term memory receives a proportion of the information received into sensory
stores, and allows us to store information long enough to use it (hence the idea of
‘working memory’). It can store only a relatively small amount of information at one
time, i.e. 5 to 9 (often referred to as 7 ±2) items of information, for a short duration,
typically 10 to 20 seconds. As the following example shows, capacity of short term
memory can be enhanced by splitting information in to ‘chunks’ (a group of related
items).
Reference Material: CAP 715
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