# Recency Measures: Summary

You have now completed the module on recency measures. The most important ideas about digit span are:

- The recency effect is the rise in accurate recall for words presented at the end of a long list.
- The recency effect comes about because the final words in a list are still stored in STM, whilst those at the beginning and middle are either transferred to LTM or lost.
- Recency measures put the capacity of STM at around four words.

End of module

## What do you want to learn about next

- Research studies using recency measures (intermediate level)
- Finish learning and take a test

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