7 plus or minus 2

Subject: 7 plus or minus 2
From: Alexander Von_obert <avobert -at- TWH -dot- MSN -dot- SUB -dot- ORG>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 00:04:04 +0100

Hello Geoff,


* Antwort auf eine Nachricht von geoff-h -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA an All am 28.07.97

gg> I've seen several mentions of George Miller's "7 plus or
gg> minus 2 rule" to justify chunking information into 5-9
gg> pieces

this has been said over here in Germany, too. A newer idea is a three-second
limit for the short-term memory. The final result should be about the same.


Greetings from Germany,
Alexander

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