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Memory span: Science, Factors & The memory span procedure

In psychology and neuroscience, memory span is the longest list of items that a person can repeat back in correct order immediately after presentation on 50% of all trials. Items may include words, numbers, or letters. The task is known as digit span when numbers are used. Memory span is a common measure of working memory and short-term memory. It is…

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Memory span topic overview

The analysis highlights Science, Factors and The memory span procedure as prominent areas in the source structure around Memory span.

Related topics
27
Source areas
7
Connected nodes
34
Extracted relationships
102
Concept neighborhoods
17
Bridge connections
34

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Factors · 8 topics
Overview · 8 topics
The memory span procedure · 4 topics
As a functional aspect · 3 topics
Digit-span · 2 topics
From simple span to complex span · 1 topics
The role of interference · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

MeSH
D011581

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Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

As a functional aspect

Digit-span

Factors

The memory span procedure

From simple span to complex span

The role of interference

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Memory span connects Entity context

The extracted context around Memory span shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Memory span → Active, Addition, Characteristics, Closely, Distraction, For, If, Interference, Memory, Method, Modality, Most, Passive, Rate, Rhythm, Since, Studies, The, This, Time Another extracted example is Memory span → At, China, Guinness Book, However, In, In December, Recognizable, Ryu Song, The, World Memory Championship, World Records, Wuhan. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Memory span

Top relations

related to Extrinsic factors · 23
Memory span → Active, Addition, Characteristics, Closely, Distraction, For, If, Interference, Memory, Method, Modality, Most, Passive, Rate, Rhythm, Since, Studies, The, This, Time
related to The memory span procedure · 12
Memory span → At, China, Guinness Book, However, In, In December, Recognizable, Ryu Song, The, World Memory Championship, World Records, Wuhan
related to The role of interference · 10
Memory span → By, For, Indeed, It, Older, PI, PI-reducing, The, There, Working
related to As a structural aspect · 9
Memory span → Associability, If, In, It, Memory, Reproduction, Still, The, This
related to Digit-span · 8
Memory span → Digit-span, IQ, Participants, Performance, The, Verbal, WAIS, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
related to Factors · 8
Memory span → Other, Results, S-R, Some, There, These, Though, While
related to From simple span to complex span · 8
Memory span → Carpenter, Complex-span, Daneman, For, In, Research, The, This
related to Intrinsic factors · 8
Memory span → After, An, As, During, Generally, One, The, There
related to As a functional aspect · 5
Memory span → Experiments, For, Functionally, Therefore, To
is a · 3
Memory span → common measure of working memory and short-term memory, longest list of items that a person can repeat back in correct order immediately after presentation on 50, more challenging variation which involves recalling items in reverse order

Important terminology

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Important terminology

span memory tasks working task also performance items factors words number digit individual presented order numbers one stimuli processing used

Memory span relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 102 structured relationships around Memory span. Examples in this analysis include Memory span → MeSH → D011581 and Memory span → is a → longest list of items that a person can repeat back in correct order immediately after presentation on 50. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Memory spanMeSHD0115811.00infobox
Memory spanis alongest list of items that a person can repeat back in correct order immediately after presentation on 500.90text
Memory spanis acommon measure of working memory and short-term memory0.90text
Memory spanis amore challenging variation which involves recalling items in reverse order0.90text
the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scaleinstance ofIt is also a component of cognitive ability tests0.80text
semanticsinstance ofpartially because performance on a digit-span task cannot be affected by factors0.80text
frequency of appearance in daily lifeinstance ofpartially because performance on a digit-span task cannot be affected by factors0.80text
complexityinstance ofpartially because performance on a digit-span task cannot be affected by factors0.80text
etcinstance ofpartially because performance on a digit-span task cannot be affected by factors0.80text
text comprehensioninstance ofFrom simple span to complex spanResearch in the 1970s has shown that memory span with digits and words is only weakly related to performance in complex cognitive tasks0.80text
which are assumed to depend on short-term memoryinstance ofFrom simple span to complex spanResearch in the 1970s has shown that memory span with digits and words is only weakly related to performance in complex cognitive tasks0.80text
Memory spanrelated to As a functional aspectFunctionally0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Memory span bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Span, Working and Tasks. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Memory span
    • Span
    • Working
    • Tasks
    • Performance
    • One
    • Individual
    • Task
    • Factors
    • Also
    • Age
    • Used
    • Number
  • memory span
    • Span
    • Tasks
    • Working
    • Task
    • Performance
    • One
    • Individual
    • Also
    • Factors
    • Used
    • Presented
    • Age
  • working memory
    • Span
    • Measure
    • Memory
    • Working
    • Tasks
    • Age
    • Used
    • Performance
    • Number
    • One
    • Individual
    • Task
  • short-term memory
    • Span
    • Working
    • Tasks
    • Performance
    • One
    • Individual
    • Task
    • Factors
    • Also
    • Age
    • Used
    • Number
  • verbal memory
    • Span
    • Working
    • Tasks
    • Performance
    • One
    • Individual
    • Task
    • Factors
    • Also
    • Age
    • Used
    • Number
  • age difference in working memory
    • Span
    • Measure
    • Memory
    • Working
    • Interference
    • Tasks
    • Age
    • Used
    • Performance
    • Number
    • One
    • Individual
  • memory improvement
    • Span
    • Working
    • Tasks
    • Performance
    • One
    • Individual
    • Task
    • Factors
    • Also
    • Age
    • Used
    • Number
  • world memory championship
    • Span
    • Working
    • Tasks
    • Performance
    • One
    • Individual
    • Task
    • Factors
    • Also
    • Age
    • Used
    • Number

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Memory span, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Memory span with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Memory span — Overview · splits 26 ⟂ 9
Memory span — Factors · splits 26 ⟂ 9
Memory span — The memory span procedure · splits 30 ⟂ 5
Memory span — As a functional aspect · splits 31 ⟂ 4
Memory span — Digit-span · splits 32 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Memory span

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples102
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Memory span to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Science, Factors & The memory span procedure, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Memory span · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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