S & HG

• what type of sample did they have?


  volunteer
• What was the age demographic

  5-17
• What was specific about the volunteers 


  Had to be native spanish speakers
• How many volunteers 


  570
• What was the dependent variable 


  Recalling digits in correct order
• What setting was the research in


  Laboratory
• What did they control in the experiment 


  Hearing, writing and reading ability, rate of presentation
• What data did they compare to

  Adults, dementia patients and English data
• What conclusion happened 7-8 years old 


  sub vocal rehearsal appears
• What happens when the sub vocal rehearsal comes into the experiment 


  Pronunciation appears and be a factor
• What was the similarity between ages and dementia patients 


  Had similar digit span of 4.2 (mean)
• What does the similarities between aged and dementia mean


  Poor digit span is not because of age
• What was the mean digit span of a 5 year old 


  3.76
• What was mean digit span of 9-11 year olds


  5.13
• What does the study have so it can be replicated?

  Good internal reliability
• To what two subgroups can we not generalise the study to?


  People in different cultures, e.g. Chinese speaker and people with reading or language impairments
• What type of validity does this study lack and why?

  Lacks ecological validity as recalling digits Is not every day task
• What is good about the generalisability of this study


  There were male and female participants, so no gender bias
• What can we say about the ethics of this study?


  The participants were children and unable to get informed consent from them
• How can this be applied?

  Detection of poor digit span can lead to associating dyslexia