Reading-span tasks measure working memory by interleaving comprehension judgments with word recall

Evidence

WMC was assessed by means of the computerized version of the Reading-Span test (Rönnberg et al. 1989 ). Individual sentences were presented in three parts on a computer screen to be read aloud and judged as plausible or implausible. After three to six sentences, either the first or last word of each of the sentences had to be recalled. — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 1140

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies the specific dual-task structure of the reading-span working memory measure.