Stimulus format and working memory in fast and frugal strategy selection

2006 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 361-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arndt Bröder ◽  
Stefanie Schiffer
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Strategy Selection ◽  
Stimulus Format

Do working-memory executive components mediate the effects of age on strategy selection or on strategy execution? Insights from arithmetic problem solving

2006 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandrine Duverne ◽  
Patrick Lemaire ◽  
André Vandierendonck
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Strategy Selection ◽  
Arithmetic Problem ◽  
Strategy Execution

Testing Effects, Strategy Selection and Working Memory

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Hua Tsai ◽  
Yuh-Shiow Lee
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Strategy Selection ◽  
Testing Effects

scholarly journals Working Memory, Strategy Execution, and Strategy Selection in Mental Arithmetic

2007 ◽  
Vol 60 (9) ◽  
pp. 1246-1264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ineke Imbo ◽  
Sandrine Duverne ◽  
Patrick Lemaire
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Memory Load ◽  
Mental Arithmetic ◽  
Load Condition ◽  
Strategy Selection ◽  
Strategy Execution ◽  
Working Memory Load ◽  
Simple Strategy ◽  
Complex Multiplications ◽  
The Impact

A total of 72 participants estimated products of complex multiplications of two-digit operands (e.g., 63 × 78), using two strategies that differed in complexity. The simple strategy involved rounding both operands down to the closest decades (e.g., 60 × 70), whereas the complex strategy required rounding both operands up to the closest decades (e.g., 70 × 80). Participants accomplished this estimation task in two conditions: a no-load condition and a working-memory load condition in which executive components of working memory were taxed. The choice/no-choice method was used to obtain unbiased strategy execution and strategy selection data. Results showed that loading working-memory resources led participants to poorer strategy execution. Additionally, participants selected the simple strategy more often under working-memory load. We discuss the implications of the results to further our understanding of variations in strategy selection and execution, as well as our understanding of the impact of working-memory load on arithmetic performance and other cognitive domains.

Strategy selection for cognitive skill acquisition depends on task demands and working memory capacity

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 590-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott R. Hinze ◽  
Michael F. Bunting ◽  
James W. Pellegrino
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Skill Acquisition ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
Cognitive Skill ◽  
Task Demands ◽  
Strategy Selection ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Cognitive Skill Acquisition

Conceptual short-term memory (CSTM) supports core claims of Christiansen and Chater

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary C. Potter
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Rapid Serial Visual Presentation ◽  
Language Comprehension ◽  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Visual Presentation ◽  
Long Term Memory ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Memory ◽  
Use Of Knowledge

AbstractRapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) of words or pictured scenes provides evidence for a large-capacity conceptual short-term memory (CSTM) that momentarily provides rich associated material from long-term memory, permitting rapid chunking (Potter 1993; 2009; 2012). In perception of scenes as well as language comprehension, we make use of knowledge that briefly exceeds the supposed limits of working memory.

The bottleneck may be the solution, not the problem

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnon Lotem ◽  
Oren Kolodny ◽  
Joseph Y. Halpern ◽  
Luca Onnis ◽  
Shimon Edelman
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Recent Theory ◽  
Cognitive Mechanisms ◽  
Selection Pressures ◽  
Biological Trait ◽  
Memory Bottleneck

AbstractAs a highly consequential biological trait, a memory “bottleneck” cannot escape selection pressures. It must therefore co-evolve with other cognitive mechanisms rather than act as an independent constraint. Recent theory and an implemented model of language acquisition suggest that a limit on working memory may evolve to help learning. Furthermore, it need not hamper the use of language for communication.

Do Children With Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Have Difficulties With Interference Control, Visuospatial Working Memory, and Selective Attention? Developmental Patterns and the Role of Severity and Persistence of DLD

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (9) ◽  
pp. 3036-3050
Author(s):  
Elma Blom ◽  
Tessel Boerma
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Selective Attention ◽  
Language Disorder ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Developmental Language Disorder ◽  
Visuospatial Working Memory ◽  
Interference Control ◽  
Developmental Patterns ◽  
Search Tasks ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Many children with developmental language disorder (DLD) have weaknesses in executive functioning (EF), specifically in tasks testing interference control and working memory. It is unknown how EF develops in children with DLD, if EF abilities are related to DLD severity and persistence, and if EF weaknesses expand to selective attention. This study aimed to address these gaps. Method Data from 78 children with DLD and 39 typically developing (TD) children were collected at three times with 1-year intervals. At Time 1, the children were 5 or 6 years old. Flanker, Dot Matrix, and Sky Search tasks tested interference control, visuospatial working memory, and selective attention, respectively. DLD severity was based on children's language ability. DLD persistence was based on stability of the DLD diagnosis. Results Performance on all tasks improved in both groups. TD children outperformed children with DLD on interference control. No differences were found for visuospatial working memory and selective attention. An interference control gap between the DLD and TD groups emerged between Time 1 and Time 2. Severity and persistence of DLD were related to interference control and working memory; the impact on working memory was stronger. Selective attention was unrelated to DLD severity and persistence. Conclusions Age and DLD severity and persistence determine whether or not children with DLD show EF weaknesses. Interference control is most clearly impaired in children with DLD who are 6 years and older. Visuospatial working memory is impaired in children with severe and persistent DLD. Selective attention is spared.

The Effect of Fatigue on Working Memory and Auditory Perceptual Abilities in Trained Musicians

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2S) ◽  
pp. 483-494
Author(s):  
Saransh Jain ◽  
Nuggehalli Puttareviyah Nataraja
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Perceptual Abilities
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