A researcher gives four digits which the participant has to recall out loud, in the correct order. This is repeated and the number of digits gets longer until they get one wrong.
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What does this determine?
The individuals digit span.
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What was the mean span of items for all participants?
9.3 items
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What was the mean span for letters?
7.3
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What was the conclusion?
Short-term memory cannot hold many items.
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Card 2
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What was the aim?
Back
To find out the capacity of short-term memory.
Card 3
Front
What was the method?
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Card 4
Front
What does this determine?
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Card 5
Front
What was the mean span of items for all participants?
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