Contemporary study - Sebastian and Hernandez gil

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Psychologist
Sebastian and hernandez gil
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Aim
Development in the phonological loop from 5-17 yrs. Using digit span to measure phonological loop capacity
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Sample
570 students from madrid
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Method
Split into age groups, 5yrs, 11-17 yrs. Digit span was max digits recalled in correct order without error. Digit sequences were read out and increased by one digit every sequence.
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Results
Average digit span - 5 yrs = 3.7. 15-17 yrs = 5.8. Digit span increases from 5-11 and then stays steady and slows
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Generalisability
Only Spanish - digit span in Spanish is lower due to word length
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Reliability
Easily replicated
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Applicability
Why children cant remember so many numbers
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Validity
Temporal but artificial. Backed up by MSM and WMM as both propose a loop in STM
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Ethics
Meets guidelines
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Development in the phonological loop from 5-17 yrs. Using digit span to measure phonological loop capacity

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570 students from madrid

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Split into age groups, 5yrs, 11-17 yrs. Digit span was max digits recalled in correct order without error. Digit sequences were read out and increased by one digit every sequence.

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Average digit span - 5 yrs = 3.7. 15-17 yrs = 5.8. Digit span increases from 5-11 and then stays steady and slows

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