One of the most widely cited articles in psychology is George Miller's (1956) article on the size of short-term memory. According to your text, this article was important in cognitive psychology because
a. it clearly established the rigid limits of short-term memory's size.
b. it demonstrated that short-term memory was distinctly different from long-term memory.
c. it focused on a cognitive processâ€"mentally converting the stimulusâ€"at a time when most psychologists focused on people's external behavior.
d. it showed that the key to the limits of short-term memory was the amount of time required to pronounce the stimuli.
Ans: c
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