Digit Span (Forward/Backward)
Repeat digit sequences in order or reverse. Forward = storage; backward = storage + manipulation.
- Memory
Indexed implementations 27
Metadata only — each row links to the authors' own page. A date in the last column is the last time an automated check confirmed the link loads; it is not a review of the task.
| Implementation | Source | Languages | Link checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digit Span · Experiment Factory | Experiment Factory | English | 2026-05-28 |
| Backward Digit Span · Van Hedger Lab (Western University) | Lab gallery | English | 2026-05-28 |
| Forward Digit Span · Van Hedger Lab (Western University) | Lab gallery | English | 2026-05-28 |
| Digit Span Text Entry - letters · Labvanced Samples | Labvanced samples | English | 2026-05-13 |
| Digit Span Text Entry - numbers · Labvanced Samples | Labvanced samples | English | 2026-05-13 |
| Affective Backward Digit Span V5 · Pavlovia | Pavlovia | English | 2026-05-07 |
| Digit Span Task · Pavlovia | Pavlovia | English | 2026-05-07 |
| Digit Span Task · Pavlovia | Pavlovia | English | 2026-05-07 |
| Digit Span Task · Pavlovia | Pavlovia | English | 2026-05-07 |
| Digit Span Task · Pavlovia | Pavlovia | English | 2026-05-07 |
| Digit Span Task · Pavlovia | Pavlovia | English | 2026-05-07 |
| Digit Span Task · Pavlovia | Pavlovia | English | 2026-05-07 |
| Digit Span Task · Pavlovia | Pavlovia | English | 2026-05-07 |
| Digit Span Task · Pavlovia | Pavlovia | English | 2026-05-07 |
| Digit Span Task · Pavlovia | Pavlovia | English | 2026-05-07 |
| Digit Span Task · Pavlovia | Pavlovia | English | 2026-05-07 |
| Digit Span Task · Pavlovia | Pavlovia | English | 2026-05-07 |
| Digit Span Task · Pavlovia | Pavlovia | English | 2026-05-07 |
| Digit Span · Pavlovia | Pavlovia | English | 2026-05-07 |
| Digit Span · Pavlovia | Pavlovia | English | 2026-05-07 |
| DigitSpan · Pavlovia | Pavlovia | English | 2026-05-07 |
| digit_span · Pavlovia | Pavlovia | English | 2026-05-07 |
| digit_span · Pavlovia | Pavlovia | English | 2026-05-07 |
| digit_span · Pavlovia | Pavlovia | English | 2026-05-07 |
| Digit span task · PsyToolkit | PsyToolkit | English | 2026-05-07 |
| Digit span task · PsyToolkit | PsyToolkit | English | 2026-05-07 |
| TMB Digit Span Tests · TestMyBrain | TestMyBrain | English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese | 2026-05-12 · not launch-checked |
Key references
- Jacobs, J. (1887). Experiments on "prehension". Mind, os-12(45), 75-79. doi:10.1093/mind/os-12.45.75