DOI: 10.1037/h0043158. The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Some limits on our capacity for processing information.

The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Some limits on our capacity for processing information.

10.1037/h0043158

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American Psychological Association (APA)

Psychological Review (15)

Bibliography

Miller, G. A. (1956). The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Some limits on our capacity for processing information. Psychological Review, 63(2), 81â97.

Authors 1

George A. Miller (first)

References 0 Referenced 14,221

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Type	When
Created	19 years, 2 months ago (June 8, 2006, 7:49 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 6, 2024, 5:16 p.m.)
Indexed	19 hours, 15 minutes ago (Aug. 31, 2025, 7:14 p.m.)
Issued	69 years, 6 months ago (March 1, 1956)
Published	69 years, 6 months ago (March 1, 1956)
Published Online	69 years, 6 months ago (March 1, 1956)

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BibTeX

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