Capacity- Jacobs

Question 1

What did Jacobs measure

Answer 1

Digit span

Question 2

What was the method

Answer 2

• 4 digits were read out and ppts had to recall digits in the correct order
• If recalled correctly, Jacobs would read out another digit that has been increased by one until the ppt can’t recall the order correctly

Question 3

What were the findings

Answer 3

Mean span for digits: 9.3
Mean span for letters 7.3