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Peer reviewedEricsson, K. Anders; And Others – Science, 1980
Describes an experiment in which a subject spent more than 230 hours of practice in a laboratory and was able to increase his memory span from 7 to 79 digits. The results suggest that practice with an appropriate mnemonic system can increase memory performance. (Author/SA)
Descriptors: Cues, Laboratory Experiments, Memorization, Memory
