Miller's law can refer to four unrelated principles.
In communication
The Miller's law used in communication was formulated by George Armitage Miller (1920–2012), a professor of psychology at Princeton University, as part of his theory of communication. According to it, one should suspend judgment about what someone else is saying to first understand them without imbuing their message with personal interpretations.
...that in order to understand what someone is telling you, it is necessary for you to assume the person is being truthful, then imagine what could be true about it.
In linguistics
The Miller's law used in linguistics is a sound law of postnasal deaspiration in ancient Greek.
In psychology
The Miller's law used in psychology is the observation, also by George Armitage Miller, that the number of objects the average person can hold in working memory is about seven. It was put forward in a 1956 edition of Psychological Review in a paper titled "The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two".
In software development
The Miller's law used in software development was formulated by Mike Beltzner and is named in respect of Dave Miller, long-standing owner of the Bugzilla product:
All discussions of incremental updates to Bugzilla will eventually trend towards proposals for large scale redesigns or feature additions or replacements for Bugzilla.
— Mike Beltzner
See also
- Principle of charity
References
- "Language in Emergency MEDICINE". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- "What is Miller's Law and what is it for?". Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- Schafer, Jack (May 29, 2019). Psychological Narrative Analysis: A Professional Method to Detect Deception in Written and Oral Communications (2nd Ed.). Charles C Thomas Publisher. ISBN 9780398092801 – via Google Books.
- Miller, G. A. (1956). "The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Some limits on our capacity for processing information". Psychological Review. 63 (2): 81–97. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.308.8071. doi:10.1037/h0043158. PMID 13310704.
- "Miller's Law". changingminds.org. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
- Boag, Simon; Brakel, Linda A. W.; Talvitie, Vesa (8 November 2018). Philosophy, Science, and Psychoanalysis: A Critical Meeting. Karnac Books. ISBN 9781780491899. Retrieved 8 November 2018 – via Google Books.
- Talvitie, Vesa (8 November 2018). The Foundations of Psychoanalytic Theories: Project for a Scientific Enough Psychoanalysis. Karnac Books. ISBN 9781855758179. Retrieved 8 November 2018 – via Google Books.
- "Miller's Law". 23 November 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
Miller s law can refer to four unrelated principles In communicationThe Miller s law used in communication was formulated by George Armitage Miller 1920 2012 a professor of psychology at Princeton University as part of his theory of communication According to it one should suspend judgment about what someone else is saying to first understand them without imbuing their message with personal interpretations that in order to understand what someone is telling you it is necessary for you to assume the person is being truthful then imagine what could be true about it George MillerIn linguisticsThe Miller s law used in linguistics is a sound law of postnasal deaspiration in ancient Greek In psychologyThe Miller s law used in psychology is the observation also by George Armitage Miller that the number of objects the average person can hold in working memory is about seven It was put forward in a 1956 edition of Psychological Review in a paper titled The Magical Number Seven Plus or Minus Two In software developmentThe Miller s law used in software development was formulated by Mike Beltzner and is named in respect of Dave Miller long standing owner of the Bugzilla product All discussions of incremental updates to Bugzilla will eventually trend towards proposals for large scale redesigns or feature additions or replacements for Bugzilla Mike BeltznerSee alsoPrinciple of charityReferences Language in Emergency MEDICINE Retrieved 10 December 2015 What is Miller s Law and what is it for Retrieved 10 December 2015 Schafer Jack May 29 2019 Psychological Narrative Analysis A Professional Method to Detect Deception in Written and Oral Communications 2nd Ed Charles C Thomas Publisher ISBN 9780398092801 via Google Books Miller G A 1956 The magical number seven plus or minus two Some limits on our capacity for processing information Psychological Review 63 2 81 97 CiteSeerX 10 1 1 308 8071 doi 10 1037 h0043158 PMID 13310704 Miller s Law changingminds org Retrieved 2018 11 08 Boag Simon Brakel Linda A W Talvitie Vesa 8 November 2018 Philosophy Science and Psychoanalysis A Critical Meeting Karnac Books ISBN 9781780491899 Retrieved 8 November 2018 via Google Books Talvitie Vesa 8 November 2018 The Foundations of Psychoanalytic Theories Project for a Scientific Enough Psychoanalysis Karnac Books ISBN 9781855758179 Retrieved 8 November 2018 via Google Books Miller s Law 23 November 2011 Retrieved 10 December 2015
