Short-term memory can store ____ item(s), and the duration of storage is ____
a. ?only one; approximately one hour
b. ?approximately seven; about twenty seconds
c. ?approximately seven; over sixty seconds
d. ?unlimited; unlimited
ANSWER:
b
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