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Over the top: Are there exceptions to the basic capacity limit?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

John Wilding
John Wilding
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, United Kingdomj.wilding@rhbnc.ac.uk
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Abstract

Can we identify individuals with a larger basic capacity than Cowan's proposed limit? Thompson et al. (1993) claimed that Rajan Mahadevan had a basic memory span of 13–15 items. Some of their supporting evidence is reconsidered and additional data are presented from study of another memory expert. More detailed analysis of performance in such cases may yield different conclusions.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , February 2001 , pp. 152 - 153
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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