High-speed scanning in human memory.

Science (New York, N.Y.) ·Vol. 153 ·No. 3736 ·1966-08-05 ·Pages 652-4

Sternberg S

Abstract

When subjects judge whether a test symbol is contained in a short memorized sequence of symbols, their mean reaction-time increases linearly with the length of the sequence. The linearity and slope of the function imply the existence of an internal serial-comparison process whose average rate is between 25 and 30 symbols per second.

MeSH Terms

Humans Memory Reaction Time

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Sternberg S

Article Info

Journal

Science (New York, N.Y.)

Abbr.

Science

ISSN

0036-8075

DOI

10.1126/science.153.3736.652

Published

1966-08-05

Pages

652-4

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0404511

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1126/science.153.3736.652 View journal details

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