Two young adults (aged 19 and 23 yrs) with initial average digit- and word-span memory were trained to memorize and reproduce strings of 80-90 digits presented at 10- to 1-sec rates. The instruction and training program, based on W. G. Chase and K. A. Ericsson's (1981) theory of skilled memory, focused on 3 components: acquisition… Continue reading Mnemonic training for the acquisition of skilled digit memory