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> From: Katy Wegner [SMTP:kwegner -at- TARGETSMARTINC -dot- COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 1998 4:39 PM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: Re: Chunking
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> People can easily process and retain about 7 units of information at a
> time.
> They retain a list of related concepts better than a list of unrelated
> concepts.
> They are more likely to remember the first and last items in a list.
>
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