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Partial matching theory and the memory span

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

David J. Murray
David J. Murray
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, [email protected]
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Abstract

Partial matching theory, which maintains that some memory representations of target items in immediate memory are overwritten by others, can predict both a “theoretical” and an “actual” maximum memory span provided no chunking takes place during presentation. The latter is around 4 ± 2 items, the exact number being determined by the degree of similarity between the memory representations of two immediately successive target items.

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Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , February 2001 , pp. 133 - 134
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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