November 1, 1990

Simple and complex word spans as measures of working memory capacity.

LPLinda B. La Pointe RERandall W EngleGeorgia Institute of Technology

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Five experiments investigated the effects of word length in simple word span tasks and complex operation and reading span tasks and the relationship between these tasks and reading comprehension.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a172d3025571367076c160a https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.16.6.1118

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