Sebastian And Hernandez contemporary

Question 1

What was the aim? SEB and Hernandez

Answer 1

To investigate the developmental pattern of the phonological loop in children using digit span

Question 2

What was the sample? SEB and Hernandez

Answer 2

570 volunteer participants from schools in Madrid

Aged: 5-17

Question 3

What were pps read? SEB and Hernandez

Answer 3

Increasing sequences and asked to recall in the correct order

Question 4

How was the digit span for pps recorded?

Answer 4

The maximum digits recalled in the correct order

Question 5

Do children aged 5 have a low or high digit span?

Answer 5

They have a low digit span of 3.76

Question 6

What was found? SEB and Hernandez

Answer 6

Digit span increases with age and it starts at around 7 years old- when word length effect appears

Question 7

High reliability SEB AND HERNANDEZ

Answer 7

Strong controls- all pps were native Spanish speakers. Also excluded pps with any hearing impairments

Question 8

Lacks validity SEB AND HERNANDEZ

Answer 8

Digit span tasks are artificial. We rarely use verbal memory to memories lists of numbers