Question

The phrase "seven, plus or minus two" refers to the ________. A. number of years information can be stored in long-term memory before it is replaced with new information B. number of seconds information can be held in the perceptual buffer C. organizational structure of self-schemas D. capacity of short-term memory

Answer 1

The phrase "seven, plus or minus two" refers to the capacity of short-term memory.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Short term memory is also called as active memory or primary memory and refers to the information that we are currently thinking of.

• It generally lasts for short time of few seconds (20 seconds to 30 seconds) and are erased if not rehearsed time and again.

• Short term memory store up to 'seven', plus or minus two words at a time.

• In 1956, Miller performed an experiment and put forward the idea that 'short term memory' can store 5 to 9 items, but modern theory suggests that the information in 'short term memory' can be increased if the information are chunked together.