Jessica Li held up three rows of four letters on a poster board to her high school class for a fraction of a second. She then removed it and immediately asked the class to name the letters in the top, middle, or bottom row. Based on previous research, about how many letters in the row would you expect individual students to recall?

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Based on previous research, the average person can remember 3 to 4 items in a row for a short period of time. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect individual students to recall 3 or 4 letters in each row.

Jessica Li Held Up Three Rows of Four Letters on a Poster