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Measure of storage capacity in short-term memory or working memory. It corresponds to the largest number of items that the subject is able to recall immediately, usually respecting the order of presentation.
Cowan, N. (2001). The magical number 4 in short-term memory: A reconsideration of mental storage capacity. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 24(1), 87-114. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X01003922
Jacobs, J. (1887). Experiments on « prehension ». Mind, (45), 75-79.
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
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Broader Terms
- BT↑ methodology
More specific terms
- NT2 ↓ complex span ►
- NT2 ↓ conceptual span
- NT2 ↓ recognition span
- NT2 ↓ running span task
- NT2 ↓ simple span ►
- NT2 ↓ spatial span ►
Related terms
- RT⇆ Wechsler Memory Scale
- RT⇆ working memory
- RT⇆ memory capacity
- RT⇆ short-term memory
- Francais empan
