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information entity > measure > memory capacity > memory span

Preferred term

memory span  

Definition

  • The maximum number of items an individual is able to remember in short-term memory or in working memory.

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  • span

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Jacobs, J. (1887). Experiments on "prehension". Mind, (45), 75–79. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2246990

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • 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]
  • • Shipstead, Z., & Nespodzany, A. (2019). Methods of studying working memory. In H. Otani & B. L. Schwartz (Éds.), Hnadbook of research methods in human memory (p. 84‑103). Routledge.

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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