Re: Chunking

Subject: Re: Chunking
From: "Nagai, Paul" <pnagai -at- VISA -dot- COM>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 09:15:37 -0700

> But, what constitutes a "unit" of information?
>
Great question. And one you can't answer without extensive knowledge
about your audience. The size of a "unit" grows in relationship to the
user's familiarity with the topic.

The 7+/-2 short term memory study is not a magic bullet. If you're
really interested, read the original (1956) article here:
http://www.well.com/user/smalin/miller.html


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Paul Nagai




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