id: 0G1F0E1A
title: How big is short term attention?
date: 2021-01-13
reference: Rock, 2009

How big is short term attention?

Miller, 1956, found it to be about 7 items, but only when simple. Cowan, 2001, found it to be more normally about 4—it’s all about complexity. It can also efficiently focus on only 1 new idea, or 2 decision points.

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• Index.