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Kevin J Riggs1, James McTaggart, Andrew Simpson
1Department of Psychology, London Metropolitan University, London E1 7NT, UK. k.riggs@londonmet.ac.uk
Abstract:
Using the Luck and Vogel change detection paradigm, we sought to investigate the capacity of visual working memory in 5-, 7-, and 10-year-olds. We found that performance on the task improved significantly with age and also obtained evidence that the capacity of visual working memory approximately doubles between 5 and 10 years of age, where it reaches adult levels of approximately three to four items.
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