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information entity > measure > memory capacity

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memory capacity  

Definition

  • The number of items or chunks of items that can be stored in memory (usually in short-term memory).

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Entry terms

  • limited capacity storage
  • memorial capacity
  • storage capacity

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Manoochehri, M. (2021). Up to the magical number seven : An evolutionary perspective on the capacity of short term memory. Heliyon, 7(5), e06955. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06955

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]

  • • Oberauer, K., Farrell, S., Jarrold, C., & Lewandowsky, S. (2016). What limits working memory capacity? Psychological Bulletin, 142(7), 758–799. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000046

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-KLMDB2PP-T

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