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486 three-place numbers. The same theoretical view which would expect mental span and ability to manage very complex relationships in a given field to be increased by practice in close dependence upon original capacity, would expect particular associative habits such as thinking of thirteen upon seeing 4, 7 and 2 in a column, to be increased by practice in less close dependence upon original capacity.

The improvements recorded are of the seventh set of 48 ten-figure examples over the first such set. They represent approximately the practice effect of 2,192 additions, or of from 30 to 75 minutes work.