The Limit of Mental Structures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10123554 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George Mandler (University of California San Diego, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 140 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 243-250 |
| Publication date | 2013-09-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of General Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1309 • E-ISSN: 1940-0888 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00221309.2013.807217 |
| PMID | 24837818 |
| OpenAlex | W1986794584 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 24 |
The "magical" number of 4 has been demonstrated to limit much of human information processing. The relevant evidence is briefly reviewed. It is proposed that the organization of processing structures is based on interconnected bidirectional pairs, with every element paired with every other one. The limit arises because of the large increase in links among elements required beyond structures of size 3 and 4
Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Element (criminal law · Information processing · Limit (mathematics · Time limit · Advanced Text Analysis Techniques · Child and Animal Learning Development · Cognitive Science and Education Research · Engineering · Mathematics · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |