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memory span
noun
The number of items, usually words or numbers, that a person can retain and recall. Memory span is a test of working memory (short-term memory).
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Working memory span did not affect appointment recall.
Results showed that the high memory span group outperformed the low memory span group for both tests.
It ranged from 1 to 3 for the low memory span group and from 5 to 7 for the high memory span group.
And working memory span was 0.65, which is not so bad.
We also assessed how individual characteristics (spatial ability, spatial memory span, and gender) influenced performance.
Memory span for odors was the largest number of odors memorized at once.
Memory span did not differ as a function of processing complexity.
He was left with a memory span of only seconds — the most devastating case of amnesia ever recorded.
Mobile technology undoubtedly has a transformational role in today's economy, and indeed in my short-term memory span.
For instance, long words like "onomatopoeia" and "reciprocate" take up more memory span than short words like "cat" and "ball".
Humans tested in Experiment 2 showed a quantitatively longer memory span, and, in contrast with monkeys, benefitted from sequence structure.
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