Digit Span
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Auditory Digit Span Test
The Auditory Digit Span (both forward and backward recall).
Auditory Digit Span Test (Backward)
The Auditory Digit Span (backward recall).
Auditory Digit Span Test (Forward)
The Auditory Digit Span (forward recall).
Visual Digit Span Test
The Visual Digit Span (both forward and backward recall).
Visual Digit Span Test (Backward)
The Visual Digit Span (backward recall).
Visual Digit Span Test (Forward)
The Visual Digit Span (forward recall).
References
Lumiley, F. H., and Calhoon, S. W.(1934). Memory Span for Words Presented Auditorially. Applied Psychology, 18, 773-784.
Blankenship, A.B. (1938). Memory span: A review of the literature. Psychological Bulletin, 35, 1-25.
Daneman, M., & Carpenter, P. A. (1980). Individual differences in working memory and reading. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 19, 450-466.
Drewnowski, A., Murdock, B. B. (1980). The role of auditory features in memory span for words. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 6, 319 – 332.
Conway, A. R. A., Kane, M. J., Bunting, M. F., Hambrick, D. Z., Wilhelm, O., & Engle, R. W. (2005). Working memory span tasks: A methodological review and user’s guide. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 12, 769-786.