If You Had to Remember a Set of Numbers in Serial

question 16

Multiple Choice

If you had to remember a set of numbers in serial position, like 3-4-5 and then the number length increased to four, then five, then six, and so on, this test would measure our _________.

• A) digit span
• B) long-term memory storage
• C) ability to add numbers
• D) recall for important dates

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Definitions:

Decoding

Process of phonetic analysis by which a printed word is converted to spoken form before retrieval from long-term memory.

Encoding

Process by which information is prepared for long-term storage and later retrieval.

Print

To produce text or images on paper or other materials using a machine such as a printer, or the text and images produced in this way.

Speech

The verbal means of communicating or expressing thoughts, feelings, or ideas using articulated sounds or words.