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Longest list of items one can memorize immediately
In psychology and neuroscience, memory span is the longest list of items that a person can repeat back in correct order immediately after presentation
Memory_span
Topics referred to by the same term
object or memory System.Span<T>, a .NET Framework (C#) class for working with contiguous sequences of objects or stack-allocated arrays std::span<T> and
Span
1956 psychology paper by George Miller on working memory capacity
alternatives. The second cognitive limitation Miller discusses is memory span. Memory span refers to the longest list of items (e.g., digits, letters, words)
The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two
The_Magical_Number_Seven,_Plus_or_Minus_Two
Cognitive system for temporarily holding information
working memory. Other suggested names were short-term memory, primary memory, immediate memory, operant memory, and provisional memory. Short-term memory is
Working_memory
Memory used for information that only needs to be stored for a short time
short-term memory. Short-term memory capacity is often called memory span, in reference to a common measurement procedure. In a memory span test, the experimenter
Short-term_memory
Verbal working memory test
The reading span task (RST) is a common memory span task widely cited in, and adapted for, investigations of working memory, cognitive processing, and
Reading_span_task
Freshwater fish common in aquariums
legend that goldfish only had a memory span of three seconds and were able to prove that goldfish had a longer memory span than commonly believed. The experiment
Goldfish
Internal process while reading
processing may function as a holding mechanism in immediate memory tasks. The working memory span is a behavioural measure of "exceptional consistency" and
Subvocalization
Cognitive psychology process
hypothesis of constant information would require (see also, memory span). The span of immediate memory seems to be almost independent of the number of bits per
Chunking_(psychology)
Collective perception of a group of people
variations in memory span among their participants. In support they found that averaging repeated estimates of those with lower memory spans showed greater
Wisdom_of_the_crowd
American memory disorder patient
important role in the brain for forming and remembering memories, and for having a long-term memory span, but in 1953 (when Molaison had the surgery) this was
Henry_Molaison
Sentences with structures permitting multiple possible interpretations
reading span subjects who had the best verbal working memory, they were overall faster than the low reading span subjects. Within the high reading span subjects
Syntactic_ambiguity
British conductor with severe amnesia
the 2005 ITV documentary The Man with the 7 Second Memory (although Wearing's short-term memory span can be up to 30 seconds). He was also featured in
Clive_Wearing
Model of human memory
more accurate model of primary memory (often referred to as short-term memory). Working memory splits primary memory into multiple components, rather
Baddeley's model of working memory
Baddeley's_model_of_working_memory
Memory about one's environment and spatial orientation
visual or spatial memory. For example, the visual patterns test (VPT) measures visual span whereas the Corsi blocks task measures spatial span. Correlational
Spatial_memory
Faculty of mind to store and retrieve data
memories were unable to be stored into long-term memory and that there would be a very short attention span, as first gleaned from patient Henry Molaison
Memory
recall, the modality effect is seen in an increased memory span for auditorally presented lists. Memory span is defined as the maximum number of items that
Modality_effect
Psychological test of working memory
digit span task, but instead of the verbal form of the Digit Span, it required the use of visuo-spatial memory. This number is known as the Corsi Span, and
Corsi_block-tapping_test
as a memory. Maintenance rehearsal is a type of memory rehearsal that is useful in maintaining information in short-term memory or working memory. Because
Memory_rehearsal
Second stage of the memory process
properties of the chunks. Memory span varies; it is lower for multisyllabic words than for shorter words. In general, the memory span for verbal contents i
Storage_(memory)
Historical intelligence test
Binet–Simon had multiple memory span digit tests spread over different age groups.Yerkes and Bridges took all those memory span digit tests and created
Binet–Simon_Intelligence_Test
Theory regarding human memory
from the previously learned lists. Span performance refers to working memory capacity. It is hypothesized that span performance is limited in language
Interference_theory
Approach to the study of cognitive development
present-moment duration D (measured in seconds; roughly equivalent to memory span or recall span). In addition to the concept presented, the Erlangen School developed
Information_processing_theory
Person with the ability to recall large amounts of data
deviations, while his digit span, or memory span for digits, grew to 80 digits, which was higher than the digit span for all memory experts previously recorded
Mnemonist
Time spent concentrating before being distracted
has on attention span. A study was done in 2024 that found that students who consistently watch short-term videos struggle with memory-based academic work
Attention_span
Development of memory in children
loop to mediate performance of the "visual" memory task. Between the ages of 5 and 11, visual memory span increases substantially and it is at this point
Memory_development
Arc of accurate visual perception
Vision span or perceptual span is a controversial concept referring to the angular span (vertically and horizontally), within which the human eye has sharp
Vision_span
Brain capacity to filter out stimuli
DE (March 1954). "The role of auditory localization in attention and memory span". Journal of Experimental Psychology. 47 (3): 191–6. doi:10.1037/h0054182
Cocktail_party_effect
SSRI antidepressant
not affect word learning, short-term memory, vigilance, flicker fusion time, choice reaction time, memory span, or psychomotor coordination. In spite
Sertraline
Family of molluscs
a "higher learning" center). Nautili also tend to have rather short memory spans, and the nerve ring is not protected by any form of brain case. Nautili
Nautilus
Performing music at first sight
with memory span have been conducted by George Miller in 1956 that indicated, "Most common number of items that can be stored in the working memory is five
Sight-reading
Electronic non-volatile computer storage device
Flash memory is an electronic non-volatile computer memory storage medium that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed. The two main types of flash
Flash_memory
Theories in cognitive psychology
information chunks or units - the memory span - that one can keep in mind simultaneously at a given moment. Therefore memory span can be understood as the quantum
Neo-Piagetian theories of cognitive development
Neo-Piagetian_theories_of_cognitive_development
Person with broad and profound competence in a particular field
digits to letters of the alphabet was made he exhibited no transfer—his memory span dropped back to about six consonants. math enthusiasts who can in less
Expert
investigate interference. Lustig, May, and Hasher’s article “Working Memory Span and the Role of Proactive Interference” cites Wickens no less than three
Delos_Wickens
New Zealand applied linguist
Speed Improvement In a Speed Reading Course and its Effect on Language Memory Span Learning to Teach Spanish: Identifying, Inducting, and Supporting Apprentice
Paul_Nation
Topics referred to by the same term
quality control method Rapid strep test, for strep throat Reading span task, a memory span test Reinforcement sensitivity theory, a psychological theory R-S-T
RST
Early theory of attention
Broadbent, D (1954). "The role of auditory localization in attention and memory span". Journal of Experimental Psychology. 47 (3): 191–196. doi:10.1037/h0054182
Broadbent's filter model of attention
Broadbent's_filter_model_of_attention
Ability to process visual and spatial information
retrieval of the resulting neural representations. Visual memory occurs over a broad time range spanning from eye movements to years in order to visually navigate
Visual_memory
Types of accurate and detailed recall
having superior autobiographical memory does not translate to broadly superior memory; in fact across tests like a digit span, visual reproduction, and word-pair
Exceptional_memory
Bias towards recently acquired information
Brown, Gordon; Mercer, Robin (1995). "The role of long-term memory mechanisms in memory span". British Journal of Psychology. 86 (4): 527–536. doi:10.1111/j
Availability_heuristic
IQ test designed to measure intelligence in adults
subtests that compose the Working Memory Index. Digit Span Forward, Digit Span Backward, Spatial Addition, Symbol Span, and Letter-Number Sequencing may
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
Wechsler_Adult_Intelligence_Scale
Selective artificial removal of memories or associations from the mind
remember what happened during that short time span without actually practicing the memory. Long-term memory has a much larger capacity than the prior two
Memory_erasure
Computer algorithm
largest block size may not span the entire memory of the system. For instance, if the system had 2000 K of physical memory and the order-0 block size
Buddy_memory_allocation
Memory allocation scheme
In computer science, region-based memory management is a type of memory management in which each allocated object is assigned to a region. A region, also
Region-based memory management
Region-based_memory_management
PEBL the open source software program
gambling task Lexical decision task Mackworth Clock Match-to-sample task Memory Span NASA-TLX Psychomotor vigilance task TOVA Tower of London test Trail-making
PEBL_(software)
Consequences of not getting enough sleep
lobe activation and increases in parietal lobe activation. The working memory span is also affected by sleep deprivation. When sleep deprived participants
Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance
Effects_of_sleep_deprivation_on_cognitive_performance
American psychologist
be that high-working-memory-span individuals are better able to monitor the channel to be ignored, or it could be that the low-span individuals cannot fix
Nelson_Cowan
Founding myth of the Jewish people
Deuteronomy that the biblical account represents a long-term cultural memory, spanning the 16th to 10th centuries BCE, rather than a specific event: "The
The_Exodus
Learning strategy
limited. For example, he displayed improvement in the Block-Tapping Memory-Span test, but only to a maximum of 5 blocks, implying his ability to improve
Distributed_practice
American psychologist
role in one’s aptitude and performance ability. Measures used included memory span and performance ability, and were used in transfer conditions American
Jack_Dunham_(psychologist)
When a computer program fails to release unnecessary memory
science, a memory leak is a type of resource leak that occurs when a computer program incorrectly manages memory allocations in a way that memory which is
Memory_leak
Memory phenomenon related to human aging
that represents the number of autobiographical memories encoded at various ages during the life span. The lifespan retrieval curve contains three different
Reminiscence_bump
Storage of digital data readable by computers
Generally, the faster and volatile storage components are referred to as "memory", while slower persistent components are referred to as "storage". This
Computer_data_storage
Deafness before language is learned
words. Short-term memory spans for signs and fingerspelling are also reduced in comparison to age-matched hearing children's span for spoken words. Deaf
Prelingual_deafness
Set of memory models of the x86 CPU
to span more than 64 KB), and allows for accurate pointer comparisons, as if the platform were a flat memory model: It forbids the aliasing of memory as
X86_memory_models
Psychological training
Working memory training is intended to improve a person's working memory. Working memory is a central intellectual faculty, linked to IQ, ageing, and mental
Working_memory_training
short-term memory test known as the digit-span task. For example, Chinese speakers as compared to English speakers had a greater digit span. An explanation
Bilingual_memory
Hambrick, D. Zach; Wilhelm, Oliver; Engle, Randall W. (May 2005). "Working memory span tasks: A methodological review and user's guide". Psychonomic Bulletin
Learnability
Memory system consisting of episodes recollected from an individual's life
"Emotionally charged autobiographical memories across the life span: The recall of happy, sad, traumatic, and involuntary memories". Psychology and Aging. 17 (4):
Autobiographical_memory
American linguist and sign language researcher
Supalla, Ted, & Boutla, M. 2006. "Persistent differences in short-term memory span between sign and speech: Implications for cross-linguistic comparisons
Ted_Supalla
Park in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Memory Grove, formerly known as Memory Park and sometimes called Memory Grove Park, is a park in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Established as a
Memory_Grove
British psychologist
Oxford Brookes University. Hulme's research spans reading and language development and disorders, memory processes, and the development of arithmetic
Charles_Hulme
Memory triggered by an environmental cue
conscious memories. Memory, 16(1), 48–57. Berntsen, D., & Rubin, D. C. (2002). Emotionally charged autobiographical memories across the life span: The recall
Involuntary_memory
control underlie the relationship between fluid intelligence and working memory span". Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 140 (4): 674–692. doi:10
Neuroimaging intelligence testing
Neuroimaging_intelligence_testing
Psychological theory
to improve short-term memory recall performance. Guessing strategies are utilised by a subject in order to maximise memory span and improve overall recall
Ranschburg_effect
American politician and attorney (born 1942)
Mitch McConnell Announces He Won't Seek Reelection in 2026 | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Archived from the original on February 20, 2025. Retrieved
Mitch_McConnell
Development of human memory
Prenatal memory, also called fetal memory, is important for the development of memory in humans. Many factors can impair fetal memory and its functions
Prenatal_memory
American rock band
Sam Revaz. The band has released four studio albums to date: A Beautiful Memory (2018), Projector (2021), 3D Country (2023), and Getting Killed (2025).
Geese_(band)
American actor and filmmaker (born 1956)
Database (archived) Tom Hanks at the Internet Broadway Database Archive of five interviews of Hanks by Terry Gross on Fresh Air Appearances on C-SPAN
Tom_Hanks
American computer scientist, musician, and author
MobyGames Jaron Lanier at IMDb Video discussion with Lanier involving intelligence (and AI) with Eliezer Yudkowsky on Bloggingheads.tv Appearances on C-SPAN
Jaron_Lanier
2022 adventure video game
relive Mary's memories, spanning from childhood to adulthood, as she packs her mother's possessions. Selecting objects triggers memories, which players
Hindsight_(video_game)
Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore
construction began in three stages. Stage 1, which spans from Bugis to Chinatown, opened in 2013. Stage 2, which spans from Bugis to Bukit Panjang, commenced operations
Downtown_Line
Internal structure of random-access memory
In the design of modern computers, memory geometry describes the internal structure of random-access memory. Memory geometry is of concern to consumers
Memory_geometry
Type of vivid, enduring autobiographical memory
A flashbulb memory is a vivid, long-lasting memory about a surprising or shocking event. The term flashbulb memory suggests the surprise, indiscriminate
Flashbulb_memory
American psychology professor (born 1952)
additional examples see his 1997 paper on assessment of forward and backward memory span, and his two 2000 papers in School Psychology Quarterly on configural
Cecil_R._Reynolds
Preservation project in Hallstatt, Austria
Memory of Mankind (MOM) is a preservation project founded by Martin Kunze in Hallstatt, Austria, in 2012. Its main goal is to preserve knowledge about
Memory_of_Mankind
Sequence in computer science
first offers a shorter span and more parallelism but is not work-efficient. The second is work-efficient but requires double the span and offers less parallelism
Prefix_sum
economics. A memory bias is a cognitive bias that either enhances or impairs the recall of a memory (either the chances that the memory will be recalled
List_of_cognitive_biases
Taiwanese actor, model, and singer (born 1977)
Outside of music, he is known for various film and television roles that span two decades, including Meteor Garden (2001), Loving, Never Forgetting (2014)
Jerry_Yan
Member of the British royal family (1961–1997)
Wales at IMDb FBI Records: The Vault – Diana, Princess of Wales at fbi.gov Appearances on C-SPAN Portals: Monarchy United Kingdom England Wales Scotland
Diana,_Princess_of_Wales
greatness". The C-SPAN Survey of Presidential Leadership consists of rankings from a group of presidential historians and biographers. The C-SPAN Survey of Presidential
Historical rankings of presidents of the United States
Historical_rankings_of_presidents_of_the_United_States
Data storage device
million write/erase cycles in each cell of memory: if there were 100 uses per day, 1 million cycles could span 10,000 days or over 27 years. Some devices
USB_flash_drive
Algorithm in computer graphics to add color or texture
rx, y, s): let span_added = false for x in lx .. rx: if not Inside(x, y): span_added = false else if not span_added: Add (x, y) to s span_added = true Over
Flood_fill
Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
"Israeli Perspective on Conflict with Iraq". U.S. House of Representatives. C-SPAN. 12 September 2002. Serial No. 107–139 (PDF). Retrieved 9 June 2025. "Kerry
Benjamin_Netanyahu
Recollection of events triggered by musical stimulus
frequency of voluntary and involuntary autobiographical memories across the life span". Memory & Cognition. 37 (5): 679–688. doi:10.3758/37.5.679. ISSN 0090-502X
Music-evoked autobiographical memory
Music-evoked_autobiographical_memory
American singer and songwriter (born 1958)
The compilation included two new tracks, along with thirty-four songs spanning her career with the label. The album reached number one in multiple countries
Madonna
American singer-songwriter (born 1989)
an opera singer whose singing in church became one of Swift's earliest memories of music. During childhood, Swift spent her holiday seasons on a Christmas
Taylor_Swift
Comedy written by Shelagh Stephenson
The Memory of Water is a comedy written by English playwright Shelagh Stephenson, first staged at Hampstead Theatre in 1996. It won the 2000 Laurence Olivier
The_Memory_of_Water
American military historian
Collective Memory, 1886-1914" is a chapter in the book Wars within a War, edited by Joan Waugh and Gary W. Gallagher. Reardon's chapter examines the memory of
Carol_Reardon
American actor and comedian (1951–2014)
IMDb Robin Williams at the TCM Movie Database (archived) Appearances on C-SPAN Robin Williams discography at Discogs Portals: Biography Film Comedy Chicago
Robin_Williams
American actor (born 1946)
and last-minute Harvard 16-point comeback to tie Yale. He recounted his memory of "the most famous football game in Ivy League history" in the documentary
Tommy_Lee_Jones
President of the United States from 1961 to 1963
The survey found Kennedy to be the most overrated U.S. president. A 2017 C-SPAN survey has Kennedy ranked among the top ten presidents. A 2023 Gallup survey
John_F._Kennedy
American psychologist and educator (1860–1944)
weights to determine just-noticeable differences, reaction time, human memory span, and rate of movement. There are two types of perspectives on measuring
James_McKeen_Cattell
President of the United States from 1933 to 1945
13, 2017. "Presidential Historians Survey 2017". C-SPAN Survey of Presidential Leadership. C-SPAN. "Presidential Leadership – The Rankings". The Wall
Franklin_D._Roosevelt
Irish politician (born 1982)
23 March 2014. http://www.sundayworld.com/news/news/nulty-erases-his-memory-span[permanent dead link] Nulty, Patrick. "About". Blog. Archived from the
Patrick_Nulty
American singer (1943–1997)
John Denver at IMDb John Denver discography at Discogs Appearances on C-SPAN John Denver's childhood home in Tucson, Arizona website; Archived April 22
John_Denver
"children give me peanuts". This is one of the simplest tests for memory spanning a short time interval. The test compares an animal's response to a
Animal_cognition
Type of computer fault
notifying an operating system (OS) that a process is trying to access memory that the CPU cannot physically address: an invalid address for the address
Bus_error
American psychologist
M. F., Hambrick, D. Z., Wilhelm, O., & Engle, R. W. (2005). Working memory span tasks: A methodological review and user's guide. Psychonomic Bulletin
Randall_Engle
MEMORY SPAN
MEMORY SPAN
Girl/Female
Tamil
Memory
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Embury or Emery.
Male
Japanese
(守) Japanese name MAMORU means "protector."
Girl/Female
Afghan, Arabic, Muslim
Memory
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Memory
Boy/Male
Assamese, Indian
Memory
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, MELODY means "melody."
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Memory
Male
Polish
Polish form of Greek Methodios, METODY means "method."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Memory
Girl/Female
Indian
Memory
Girl/Female
Arabic, Gujarati, Indian, Muslim, Parsi
Memory
Girl/Female
Indian
Memory
Girl/Female
English American Welsh
Merry; mirthful; joyous. Also an abbreviation of Meredith.
Girl/Female
English American Greek
Melody.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Emery, EMORY means "work-power."
Boy/Male
Australian, Farsi
Memory
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Memory
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Emery.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Memory
MEMORY SPAN
MEMORY SPAN
Boy/Male
Tamil
Bright, Open eyed therefore attractive
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Network of Roots; The Ocean
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bhavamochani  | பாவாமோசநீ
The absolver of the universe
Girl/Female
Indian, Malayalam
Born to Love
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Sindhi
Ancient; Antique; Old; Primitive; Without Any Beginning or End
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
An Effect; Impression
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Prayer
Boy/Male
Hebrew American
Wealthy. Also a Jehovah exists.
Boy/Male
Sikh
One having the highest elixir
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Celtic, Danish, English, Finnish, German, Hebrew, Irish, Latin, Swedish
Of the Sea; Sea of Bitterness; From the God Mars; Bitter; Variant of Maria; Wished for Child
MEMORY SPAN
MEMORY SPAN
MEMORY SPAN
MEMORY SPAN
MEMORY SPAN
n.
Something, or an aggregate of things, remembered; hence, character, conduct, etc., as preserved in remembrance, history, or tradition; posthumous fame; as, the war became only a memory.
a.
Causing loss of memory.
pl.
of Memory
n.
Any one of several species of fishes belonging to Echeneis, Remora, and allied genera. Called also sucking fish.
n.
A memorial.
adv.
By, or from, memory.
n.
The time within which past events can be or are remembered; as, within the memory of man.
n.
The art of memory; a system of precepts and rules intended to assist the memory; artificial memory.
a.
Assisting in memory.
a.
Mnemonic; assisting the memory.
n.
The reach and positiveness with which a person can remember; the strength and trustworthiness of one's power to reach and represent or to recall the past; as, his memory was never wrong.
n.
Memory; remembrance.
n.
Recital from memory; rehearsal.
n.
The actual and distinct retention and recognition of past ideas in the mind; remembrance; as, in memory of youth; memories of foreign lands.
n.
A memorial account; a history composed from personal experience and memory; an account of transactions or events (usually written in familiar style) as they are remembered by the writer. See History, 2.
n.
Alt. of Memoirs
superl.
Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, / merry jest.
adv.
Beyond memory.
n.
The faculty of the mind by which it retains the knowledge of previous thoughts, impressions, or events.
n.
Memory.