CONTEMP SEBASTAINA&GILL

Question 1

A

Answer 1

DVT phonological loop , measure of loop cap verbal digit span and confirm Anglo Saxon findings

Question 2

P

Answer 2

Field setting of skl, yr groups w mean digit span
Comp w elderly adults and dementia
Began w 3 seq of 3 digits and Inc by 1 digit at length when 2/3 without error,Listen and recall, practice seq,

Question 3

Ppt

Answer 3

570 betw 5 to 17 from pub and pvt skls in Madrid
5 age groups tested indv break times

Question 4

F

Answer 4

5 sig low AVG span than others, Inc smooth and sig up to 11 and rats Inc slowed and stabilised up to 17
Healthy elderly sig high than 5 to 6, dementia sim to healthy , fvFTD SIM to 5 to 6
AVG Spanish lower than English children

Question 5

C

Answer 5

Digit span Inc throughout childhood until 17 in Spanish and 15 in English, avg lower in Spanish due to 2syllables in word for digit
Word length related to subv rehearsal until 7
Plc affected more by age due to comp of categories

Question 6

S

Answer 6

I standardised p
J no said aloud so same exp so SIM results
E replicated and applied to diff cross cultures for better understanding of dvt in pl

Question 7

W

Answer 7

I low mundane realism
J children unlikely to learn random seq in day to day exp
E limits usefulness of findings on pl in children

Question 8

Wc

Answer 8

App to spec cog ab
Eg long digit span= better readers and high gen int but short= spec learning disorder ie dyslexia
Digit span used exp crucial real life cog skills