Data from SymSPAN and OSPAN working memory capacity tasks in online and laboratory settings.

Michał Wereszczyński, Paulina Chwiłka, Ewa Smołka, Ewa Ilczuk, Sezin Öner, Krystian Barzykowski

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Michał WereszczyńskiApplied Memory Research Laboratory, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.

Paulina ChwiłkaApplied Memory Research Laboratory, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.

Ewa SmołkaApplied Memory Research Laboratory, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.

Ewa IlczukApplied Memory Research Laboratory, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.

Sezin ÖnerApplied Memory Research Laboratory, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.

Krystian BarzykowskiApplied Memory Research Laboratory, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.

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Abstract

The present dataset comprises the performance of adult participants on two experimental tasks designed to measure working memory capacity: the Symmetry Span (SymSPAN) and Operation Span (OSPAN) tasks. Initially, a large sample of 566 participants completed these tasks online. From this pool, a random subset of individuals representing low, medium, and high levels of working memory capacity were invited to participate in two laboratory sessions. In these sessions, spaced one week apart, participants completed the same tasks again. The dataset includes complete performance data from both tasks, along with demographic information such as participants' age and gender. This relatively large dataset offers valuable opportunities for exploratory research on working memory capacity, including analyses of its relative stability, variations over time and across testing environments, individual differences, and contributions to meta-analyses.

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Online experimentOperation span taskSymmetry span taskWorking memory capacity

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PMID40791666

DOI10.1016/j.dib.2025.111923

PMCPMC12337015

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