
Digit Span involves numbers, but performance is indicative of verbal short-term memory, because it requires dealing with items in a specific order, as opposed to spatial short-term inĭigit Span measures verbal short-term memory, defined as the system that allows for temporary storage of information, and is crucial in everyday tasks such as remembering a telephone number or understanding long sentences. DSF: span length of 5 > DSB: span length of 3 Future Directions and Implications Clinicians should avoid overinterpreting the data Connections between digit span tasks and measures of language References 1. This subtest measures working memory, mental manipulation, cognitive flexibility, rote memory and learning, attention, and encoding. Digit Span involves numbers, but performance is indicative of verbal short-term memory, because it requires dealing with items in a specific order, as opposed to spatial short-term memory.ĭigit Span measures verbal short-term memory, defined as the system that allows for temporary storage of information, and is crucial in everyday tasks such as remembering a telephone number or understanding long sentences. For Digit Span Backward, the examinee is read a sequence of numbers and recalls the numbers in reverse order. The backward span of the Corsi Block-Tapping Task and its association with the WAIS-III Digit Span. Assesses attention, short-term memory and working memory. Kessels RP, van den Berg E, Ruis C, Brands AM. The performance of G2 (mean 9.33 SD 1.46) was significantly better than G1 (mean 5.86 SD 1.82) similarly, in the Digit Span Backward task (p<0.001). Digit Span measures verbal short-term memory, defined as the system that allows for temporary storage of information, and is crucial in everyday tasks such as remembering a telephone number or understanding long sentences. The Digit Span and Corsi Block-Tapping tasks are frequently used in WM assessment.
