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Backwards digit span task

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Working memory assessment: backwards digit span task

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Participants hear sequences of digits of increasing length (min. 3, max. 8), then must type those digits in reverse order. There are two trials of each sequence length, and the task concludes automatically when participants make two consecutive errors. Total score is the greatest sequence length accurately produced (maximum 8).

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Published on 23 April 2026