Other factors are intrinsic in the individual, and it is these factors which are the basis of " true " memory span.
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The working memory span is a behavioural measure of exceptional consistency and is a positive function of the rate of subvocalization.
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Also known as the psychological test is commonly used to determine the visual-spatial memory span and the implicit visual-spatial learning abilities of an individual.
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On the final test, the average working memory span of the sleep-deprived group had dropped by 38 % in comparison to the control group.
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Later research on short-term memory and working memory revealed that memory span is not a constant even when measured in a number of chunks.
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The theory is that people have a memory span of about seven items for numbers, the same for letters that sound dissimilar and short words.
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Thus, instead of remembering 10 separate digits that is beyond the " seven plus-or-minus two " memory span, we are remembering four groups of numbers.
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In other words, those who had a high memory span score and could recall many of the words also performed well on the processing questions.
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In general, memory span for verbal contents ( digits, letters, words, etc . ) strongly depends on the time it takes to speak the contents aloud.
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While adults tend to have a higher working memory span, they sometimes spend more time resolving the ambiguity but tend to be more accurate in their final interpretation.
