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- | ===== Context ===== | + | |
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- | ===== Principle Statement ===== | + | |
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- | Any list should not contain more than 7±2 items. | + | |
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- | ===== Description ===== | + | |
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- | Lists such as items in the main menu of a program or bullets on a presentation slide should be limited to 7±2 items. | + | |
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- | ===== Rationale ===== | + | |
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- | The human short-term memory is limited. Research shows that one can remember 7±2 chunks of information. | + | |
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- | ===== Strategies ===== | + | |
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- | * Divide a long list into sub-lists adhering to the rule. | + | |
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- | ===== Caveats ===== | + | |
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- | Note that this principle is questioned. | + | |
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- | ===== Origin ===== | + | |
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- | * The original source for 7±2 is this: George A. Miller: // | + | |
- | * How this became a design rule is unknown. | + | |
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- | ===== Evidence ===== | + | |
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- | ===== Relations to Other Principles ===== | + | |
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- | ==== Contrary Principles ==== | + | |
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- | ==== Complementary Principles ==== | + | |
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- | * [[More Is More Complex]]: This is a proposed design rule, which is not directly affected by the criticism of Miller' | + | |
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- | ===== Example ===== | + | |
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- | ===== Further Reading ===== | + | |
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- | * [[wp>The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two]] | + | |
- | * [[wiki> | + | |
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- | * Derek M. Jones: // | + |
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