Question

question 15
1 pts
our short - term memory for new information is limited to about ______ items.
○ five
○ seven
○ twenty
○ eight

Explanation:

In the field of Psychology (a subfield of Social Science), research on short - term memory (also known as working memory) has established that the capacity of short - term memory for new information is approximately seven items (plus or minus two). This is a well - known finding from cognitive psychology research, often referred to as Miller's law. So among the options five, seven, twenty, and eight, the correct one is seven.

Answer:

B. seven