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What do you mean by magical number 7?

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  • The magical number 7+/-2 provides evidence for a limited capacity of the STM. 
  • Most adults can store between five and nine items in the STM. 
  • This idea was put forward by George Miller in 1956 and hence called 7 as a magical number.
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