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The size and nature of a chunk

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

C. Philip Beaman
C. Philip Beaman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AL, United Kingdom c.p.beaman@reading.ac.uk www.rdg.ac.uk/acadepts/sx/Psych/people/beaman.html
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Abstract

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The data presented in the target article make a persuasive case for the notion that there is a fundamental limit on short term memory (STM) of about four items. Two possible means of further testing this claim are suggested and data regarding scene coherence and memory capacity for ordered information are reviewed.

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Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , February 2001, pp. 118
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press