sebastian and hernandez gil study

Question 1

what was the year of the study

Answer 1

2012

Question 2

what was the aim

Answer 2

To investigate the development of the phonological loop in children between ages five and 17 using digitspan as a measure of the phonological capacity

Question 3

what were the results compared to

Answer 3

anglo saxon results
health adult
dementia patients

Question 4

what method was used

Answer 4

field

Question 5

how many people were in the sample

Answer 5

570

Question 6

where were ppts sourced from

Answer 6

schools in madrid

Question 7

how many healthy adults and dementia patients

Answer 7

25 of both

Question 8

what ppts screened for

Answer 8

learning imparement and hearing abilities non had any problems

Question 9

iv

Answer 9

year group and addition of every digit

Question 10

dv

Answer 10

how many digits were recalled in the correct order

Question 11

how many groups were ppts divided into

Answer 11

5

Question 12

how many sequences were read out to begin with

Answer 12

3

Question 13

of how many digits

Answer 13

3

Question 14

what happened after this

Answer 14

an extra digit was added

Question 15

what speed were digitd read out

Answer 15

1 per sec

Question 16

how many times was the sequence repeated

Answer 16

3 times

Question 17

what result was recorded - digit span

Answer 17

the Longest sequence a child could recall two times out of three presented in order without error

Question 18

what did the results show

Answer 18

digit span increased with age

Question 19

age 5 result mean

Answer 19

3.76

Question 20

what age did digit span increase up until and then slow until

Answer 20

11 and slowed until 17

Question 21

6-8 mean

Answer 21

4.34

Question 22

9 mean

Answer 22

5

Question 23

11 mean

Answer 23

5.28

Question 24

17 mean

Answer 24

5.91

Question 25

healthy adults

Answer 25

4.4

Question 26

alzhimers dementia

Answer 26

4.2

Question 27

concluded

Answer 27

digit span increased with age up until adolecence

Question 28

what age did digit span increase until in english children

Answer 28

15

Question 29

spanish

Answer 29

17

Question 30

what was the difference bwetween spanish and english children

Answer 30

av digit span spanish lower

Question 31

why

Answer 31

word length effect

Question 32

what does that mean

Answer 32

It takes less time to rehearse longer words and so less information is likely to be lost

Question 33

how many sylables are spanish numbers

Answer 33

2

Question 34

english syllables

Answer 34

1

Question 35

what age do you learn to reherse words sub vocally

Answer 35

7

Question 36

what does this explain in the results

Answer 36

Explains why there was no different in digits span between Spanish and English children younger than 7

Question 37

what does comparison to adults and demantia patients tell us

Answer 37

assistant phonological lab is affected by age not dementia