# Digit Span: Summary

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

- A person's digit span is the number of digits they can recall accurately and in order from a list.
- On average, people have a digit span of around seven items.
- When information is combined into chunks, the capacity of STM can be increased.

## Where Next?

Topic | Level | What's this? |
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Recency Effects | Basic | Find out about a different way of measuring STM capacity |
Digit Span Evidence | Intermediate | Find out about some research studies of digit span and chunking |