Jamal is trying to buy something over the phone.He asks his partner to read him his credit card number.However,when he tries to repeat it to the sales clerk on the other end of the line,he cannot remember all the numbers.Jamal is coming up against ________.
A)the decay of numerical memory
B)the extinction of auditory traces
C)George Miller's magic number 7,plus or minus 2
D)the limits of procedural memory

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

George Miller's magic number 7, plus or minus 2, refers to the capacity of short-term memory, which suggests that people can hold about 5 to 9 items in their short-term memory at a time. Jamal's difficulty in remembering the credit card number is likely due to this limitation.

Jamal Is Trying to Buy Something Over the Phone