This result inferred that the total output time was not a good predictor of span in STM.On the other hand, it also suggested that the influential factormay not be delay time, but articulatory time.

• 但在口头报告中，输出时间增加的同时伴随著记忆成绩下降，而书写报告的记忆成绩不受影响，讨论了此结果的意义，推测输出阶段中影响记忆成绩的可能是发音时间，而不是延迟时间。