Accession Number:

ADA081039

Title:

A Mnemonic System for Digit Span: One Year Later.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY

Personal Author(s):

• Chase,William G.
• Ericsson,K. Anders

Report Date:

1979-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

27.0

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 subjects mnemonic system and hierarchical organization of his retrieval system. Author

Descriptors:

• *MEMORY(PSYCHOLOGY)
• *MNEMONICS
• DIGITAL SYSTEMS
• ORGANIZATIONS
• PERFORMANCE TESTS
• HIERARCHIES

Subject Categories:

• Psychology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE