Working Memory3–5 minBurden: HighEMA: Baseline / infrequent

Rotation Span

A complex-span working-memory task combining a rotation judgment with spatial memory storage.

Working-memory capacityVisuospatial working memory
Category
Working Memory
Typical duration
3–5 min
Participant burden
High
EMA suitability
Baseline / infrequent

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Task parameters

Sets run from size 2 up to this maximum (two sets per size).

Practice always runs 2 sets of size 2. Outputs: recall accuracy, processing accuracy, longest correct set (span score).

3–5 minBurden: HighEMA: Baseline / infrequent

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Rotation Span

A complex-span working-memory task combining a rotation judgment with spatial memory storage.

No data is recorded

Participant experience on smartphone

Short sequences combine a processing judgment with later recall of stored spatial information.

When to use

Useful when the study specifically needs a stronger working-memory-capacity estimate than a simple span or 1-back task.

When not to use

Not suitable for lightweight daily sampling because onboarding and task complexity are relatively high.

How to use in a study

Use only after piloting participant comprehension and completion burden.

Researcher-configurable parameters

  • Set length progression
  • Processing difficulty
  • Recall mode
  • Practice set enabled / disabled

Outputs collected

  • Span length
  • Recall accuracy
  • Processing accuracy
  • Combined score

Interpretation notes

An advanced module best used selectively in studies that truly need complex span measurement.

Scientific evidence

  • Ultra-brief ambulatory smartphone assessments suggest rotation span can recover meaningful working-memory variance.

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