AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Holds about 7 items at a time
A
Short-term memory
B
Long-term memory
C
Sensory memory
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Magic number 7 (plus or minus two) provides evidence for the capacity of short term memory. Most adults can store between 5 and 9 items in their short-term memory. This idea was put forward by Miller (1956) and he called it the magic number 7.

Detailed explanation-2: -Short-Term Memory: Up to 7 Items, But Highly Volatile. Many psychology experiments have shown that our short-term memory can hold only a limited number of separate items. The average is about 7 items, plus or minus 2, depending on the individual.

Detailed explanation-3: -Short-term memory can hold approximately 7 bits of information for around 20 seconds. Information here is either forgotten, or it is encoded into long-term memory through the process of rehearsal. Long-term memory is the permanent storage of information-its capacity is basically unlimited.

Detailed explanation-4: -Short-term working memory relies most heavily on the prefrontal cortex.

Detailed explanation-5: -(Working memory) It holds only a few items (research shows a range of 7 +/-2 items) and only lasts for about 20 seconds.

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