Py-Span-Task - A Software for Testing Working Memory Span

Py-Span-Task is a simple application for testing working memory span. Key features: Runs on Linux, OSX, Windows. Follows the recommendations given in Conway, Kane, Bunting, Hambrick, Wilhelm, & Engle (Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2005). Performs operation and reading span tests. Is highly configurable. Supports non-western scripts via Unicode and UTF-8. Computes partial credit unit scores. Saves a protocol of the test procedure in a simple text file that can be loaded in R, Excel, SPSS, … Includes an R script for calculating a range of other measures. For details see: https://github.com/tmalsburg/py-span-task

Related Organizations

University of California, San Diego
United States

Keywords

software, working memory capacity, psychometric testing, reading span, operation span

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