A Mnemonic System for Digit Span: One Year Later.

Abstract

With 18 months of practice on the digit-span task, a single subject has shown a steady improvement from 7 digits to 70 digits, and there is no evidence that performance will approach an asymptote. Continuous improvement in performance is accompanied by refinements in the subject's mnemonic system and hierarchical organization of his retrieval system. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA081039

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  • K. Anders Ericsson
  • William G. Chase

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  • Carnegie Mellon University

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