7 memory myths explodedby Matthew Leitch, 14 October 2004 Why 7 memory myths? Of course, the magical number 7, plus or minus 2! It is 7 myths because 7 is a good number for memory right? Wrong, and it gets us started with our first memory myth. Myth 1: The magic of 7 items (plus or minus 2) This myth comes from a very good, but wrong, theory by George Miller in his 1956 paper "The magical number seven, plus or minus two
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