Operational efficiency and the growth of short-term memory span

1982/06/01 by Robbie Case, D.Midian Kurland, D. Midian Kurland +1 · 1,204 citations
Mathematics · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Arithmetic #Cognition #Cognitive psychology #Computer science #Linguistics #Mathematics #Memory span #Neuroscience #Psychology #Reading and Literacy Development #Repetition (rhetorical device) #Short-term memory #Space (punctuation) #Span (engineering) #Tactile and Sensory Interactions #Term (time) #Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes #Word (group theory) #Working memory

paper · doi:10.1016/0022-0965(82)90054-6

published in Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 33(3), 386-404 (Elsevier BV)

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