Concept information
Preferred term
span task
Definition(s)
- Method for measuring the storage capacity of short-term memory or working memory. Span is the highest number of items that the subject is able to recall immediately, usually in the order in which the items were presented.
Broader concept(s)
Narrower concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- memory span task
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Cowan, N. (2001). The magical number 4 in short-term memory: A reconsideration of mental storage capacity. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 24(1), 87–114. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X01003922
[Study type: literature review / Access: open]
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• Jacobs, J. (1887). Experiments on "prehension". Mind, (45), 75–79. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2246990
[Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
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• 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. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0043158
[Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
Creator
- Frank Arnould
Study method of
In other languages
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French
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tâche d'empan mnésique
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-W95Z5S37-2
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