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sarasara

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More recent estimates of short-term memory capacity are 3 + 1 instead of the 7 + 2 suggested by Miller. The newer estimates are lower because they take into account _________________.
 
  a. technology c. motivation
  b. strategies d. cohort effects

Question 2

You have to remember of new phone number. Instead of remembering each of the seven digits individually (5-5-5-1-2-1-2), you remember two numbers (555-1212). This is an example of _______________.
 
  a. thinking c. memorizing
  b. chunking d. consolidating



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b




sarasara

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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