# 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.

End of module

## What do you want to learn about next?

- Recency measures of STM (basic level)
- Research studies using digit span measures (intermediate level)

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