Concept information
Preferred term
missing scan task
Definition(s)
- Method for measuring the storage capacity of short-term memory, which is thought to be independent of the effects of the retrieval processes (recognition or recall). The experimenter shows series of digits (in random order), and after each series, the subject is asked to indicate the missing digit.
Broader concept(s)
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Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Buschke, H. (1963a). Relative retention in immediate memory determined by the Missing Scan Method. Nature, 200(4911), 1129–1130. https://doi.org/10.1038/2001129b0
[Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
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• Buschke, H. (1963b). Retention in immediate memory estimated without retrieval. Science, 140(3562), 56–57. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.140.3562.56
[Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
Creator
- Frank Arnould
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-HKHC8DBX-4
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