Wundt explained the results of his experiment on the span of apprehension by saying that subjects were able to report 3-4 items because:

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Wundt believed that the span of apprehension (or the number of items a person can hold in their conscious awareness at one time) was limited because only a small number of items could fall within the focus of consciousness. This meant that subjects were consciously attending to and processing only 3-4 items at a time, while other items may have fallen within the fringe of consciousness but were not in the focus of attention.

Wundt Explained the Results of His Experiment on the Span