According to a 1957 study by cognitive psychologist George Miller, the capacity of short-term memory is 7 plus or minus 2 items. Miller found that the average person can remember 5-9 items of information in their short-term memory. The document provides background information on a seminal study conducted by George Miller on the limitations of human short-term memory.

1. According to George Miller, a
cognitive psychologist who studied
memory, what is the capacity of the
short-term memory?
A. It is unlimited
B. 5-9 items
C. 15-18 items
D. 20-25 items
E. None of these

2. In 1957, George Miller said that the capacity of the
short-term memory store is “the magical number
seven, plus or minus two.”

3. Reading
Log
Write your score
out of 10 at the top
and Your
Sentence

4.  Understand
“Purpose”
 Introduce The
Other Wes
Moore
A. I could teach this
objective to the class!
B. I have a pretty good
grasp of this one.
C. I’m not completely
comfortable with this
one.
D. I don’t really
understand this one.
E. I don’t understand
this one at all.

5. RESULTS-ONLY WORK
ENVIRONMENT

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9.  Understand
“Purpose”
 Introduce The
Other Wes
Moore
A. Yes, completely
B. Mostly
C. Sort of
D. Not really
E. Not at all (I’m
lost!)

11. Due Thursday, February 25, at 11:55 p.m.:
 Post to the weekly discussion on Moodle
Due Sunday, February 28, at 11:55 p.m.:
 Weekly Response Assignment to Turnitin
 Respond to at least two students in the weekly
discussion on Moodle
Due Monday/Tuesday, February 29/March 1, at 11:45
a.m. to Turnitin:
 Literature circle role
Due Monday/Tuesday, February 29/March 1, in class:
 Complete the outlining Drive handout (yellow)
 Read The Other Wes Moore pages 1-45
 Complete a reading log
 Bring the assignment for your literature circle role

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