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| Preferred Name | memory span |
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The maximum number of items an individual is able to remember in short-term memory or in working memory.
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| definition | The maximum number of items an individual is able to remember in short-term memory or in working memory. |
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| bibliographicCitation | Jacobs, J. (1887). Experiments on "prehension". Mind, (45), 75–79. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2246990
Shipstead, Z., & Nespodzany, A. (2019). Methods of studying working memory. In H. Otani & B. L. Schwartz (Éds.), Hnadbook of research methods in human memory (p. 84‑103). Routledge.
Miller, G. A. (1956). The magical number seven, plus or minus two : Some limits on our capacity for processing information. Psychological Review, 63(2), 81‑97. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0043158
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| creator | Frank Arnould
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| created | August 31, 2021
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