The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two (1956) [pdf]
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The 1956 paper 'The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two' is shared, sparking discussion on the current understanding of working memory capacity, with commenters questioning the original paper's findings in light of modern research.
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mschnell
3 months ago
1 replyIsn’t the consensus nowadays that the number of chunks you can hold in working memory more like four?
readthenotes1
3 months ago
Unrelated? Because that's an important distinction
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