Concept information
Preferred term
verbal span task
Definition(s)
- In verbal span tasks, subjects are presented with increasing lists of digits, letters, or words that they are asked to remember in the order in which they were presented. The span is the maximum number of items that subjects can immediately recall.
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- digit span task
- digit span test
- verbal span test
- word span task
- word span test
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Barrouillet, P., Gorin, S., & Camos, V. (2021). Simple spans underestimate verbal working memory capacity. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 150(4), 633–665. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000957
[Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
Creator
- Frank Arnould
Study method of
In other languages
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French
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tâche d'empan de chiffres
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tâche d'empan de mots
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test d'empan de chiffres
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test d'empan de mots
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test d'empan verbal
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-R0KCMF21-F
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