Accession Number:

ADA081040

Title:

Acquisition of a Mnemonic System for Digit Span.

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:

1978-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

32.0

Abstract:

After more than 6 months of practice on the memory span task, a single subject was able to increase his digit span from 7 digits to about 40 digits. This memory feat is accomplished with the development of a mnemonic system and a control structure for retaining the order of items. There is no evidence of an increase in short-term memory capacity. Author

Descriptors:

• *MEMORY(PSYCHOLOGY)
• *MNEMONICS
• COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
• DIGITAL SYSTEMS
• MODELS
• PERFORMANCE TESTS
• THEORY

Subject Categories:

• Psychology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE