It is often interpreted to argue that the number of objects an average human can hold in short-term memory is 7 ± 2.

Jan 20, 2011 · -7+-8= -15. Because you are adding a negative to another negative. If the problem was -7+8= 1. Because you are taking seven out of that eight.

Apr 19, 2022 · People can only hold seven plus or minus two items, in their short-term memory at any one time and that the magic number of seven itself is the best for memory ...

The basic finding is that participants can effectively use only about 5 to 9 different categories, that is, 7 plus or minus two as in the article's title.

Aug 23, 2021 · George Miller gave the 7 plus or minus 2 Rule to define the limits of human memory. What this means is that the short-term memory, which is also called the ...

Miller proposed as a law of human cognition and information processing that humans can effectively process no more than seven units, or chunks, of information.

It suggests that individuals can typically remember around 7 (plus or minus 2) pieces of information in their short-term memory.

The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Some limits on our capacity for processing information. Citation. Miller, G. A. (1956). The magical number ...

What does the "magical number seven, plus or minus two' refer to? The capacity of short-term memory.

Some people could hold as many as 9 independent things in their working memory, others as few as 5, with most falling right around 7.