Sebastian and Hernandes Gill Flashcards
what year did this study take place
2012
aims
to analyse the developmental pattern on the phonological loop in children ages 5-17 years old
to compare the digit span of Spanish speakers with the digit span of Anglo-Saxon data
how did they use their previous findings from a study in 2010
to look at the decline in digit span of older people, including those with two types of dementia - fronto-temporal dementia and alzheimers
2010 study - how many ppts
25 - alzheimers
9 - fronto-temporal dementia
25 - healthy older people
what did anglo-saxon data find
16 if the age in which digit span stops increasing
what does digit span reveal about short term memory
it shows the memory span and capacity of short term memory without rehearsal
which English study showed that the digit span of English children increased up to age 15
Gathercole & Alloway (2008)
what age range were the children participants
5-17
how many children participants
570
how many schools were the children in Madrid from
13
how were education and cognitive differences controlled
none of the students had repeated a school year
none had difficulties in reading, writing or hearing
procedure
digit span was measured by reading aloud sequences of digits at a rate of one per second
each time the participant got one right, another digit was added to increase the digit span and the participant tried again
which result determined the digit span
the number of digits in the sequence where they recalled at least two out of the three sequences correctly
what were the five age groups
5
6-8
9-11
12-14
15-17
what was the digit span for each age group
5 - 3.76
6-8 - 4.34
9-11 - 5.13
12-14 - 5.46
15-17 - 5.83
