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Thesaurus of the Cognitive Psychology of Human Memory
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| Preferred Name | reading span task |
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A complex span task developed by Daneman and Carpenter (1980). The subject is asked to read increasing series of sentences and to remember the last word of each sentence. At the end of a series, he/she is asked to remember those words. The reading span is the maximum number of sentences for which the subject is able to remember the last word.
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| definition | A complex span task developed by Daneman and Carpenter (1980). The subject is asked to read increasing series of sentences and to remember the last word of each sentence. At the end of a series, he/she is asked to remember those words. The reading span is the maximum number of sentences for which the subject is able to remember the last word. |
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| bibliographicCitation | Daneman, M., & Carpenter, P. A. (1980). Individual differences in working memory and reading. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 19(4), 450-466. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5371(80)90312-6
Desmette, D. , Hupet, M., Schelstraete, M.-A., & Van den Linden, M. . (1995). Adaptation en langue française du « Reading Span Test » de Daneman et Carpenter (1980). L’Année Psychologique, 95(3), 459–482. https://doi.org/10.3406/psy.1995.28842.
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| scopeNote | In the reading span task, reading can be aloud or silent. In some versions, the subject is asked to judge whether the sentences are true or false.
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| creator | Frank Arnould
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| created | December 4, 2017
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| modified | May 15, 2024
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