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Differential course of development of spatial and verbal memory span: A normative study
Author(s) -
Isaacs Elizabeth B.,
VarghaKhadem Faraneh
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of developmental psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.062
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 2044-835X
pISSN - 0261-510X
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-835x.1989.tb00814.x
Subject(s) - memory span , span (engineering) , psychology , recall , normative , verbal memory , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , cognition , working memory , neuroscience , philosophy , civil engineering , epistemology , engineering
Children ranging from 7 to 15 were given memory span tests for both digits and blocks, each consisting of forward and backward recall components. Both types of span showed developmental increases. Digit span performance was influenced by order of recall but block span was insensitive to this variable.