The Impact of the Working Memory Capacity on Counting Strategies

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie Camos
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The Impact of Object Complexity on Visual Working Memory Capacity

Psychology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 08 (06) ◽  
pp. 929-937 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoxi Chen ◽  
Bin Li ◽  
Yaozhong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Visual Working Memory ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
The Impact

Exploring the impact of individual differences in aural vocabulary knowledge, written vocabulary knowledge and working memory capacity on explaining L2 learners’ listening comprehension

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 423-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Masrai
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
The Impact

AbstractListening comprehension constitutes a considerable challenge for second language learners, but little is known about the relative contribution of individual differences in distinct factors to listening comprehension. Since research in this area is relatively limited in comparison to that focusing on the relationship between reading comprehension and factors such as vocabulary knowledge and working memory, there is a need for studies that seek to fill the gap in our knowledge about the specific contribution of aural vocabulary knowledge, written vocabulary knowledge and working memory capacity to explaining listening comprehension. Among 130 non-native speakers of English, the present study examines what proportion of the variance in listening comprehension is explained by aural vocabulary knowledge, written vocabulary knowledge, and working memory capacity. The results show that aural vocabulary knowledge is the strongest predictor of listening comprehension, followed by working memory capacity, while written vocabulary knowledge contributes only marginally. The study discusses implications for the explanatory power of aural vocabulary knowledge and working memory to listening comprehension and pedagogical practice in second language classrooms.

Exercise and Working Memory: An Individual Differences Investigation

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 783-791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin A. Sibley ◽  
Sian L. Beilock
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Treadmill Exercise ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
Healthy Adults ◽  
Exercise Session ◽  
Baseline Session ◽  
Acute Bout ◽  
The Impact

In the current work we asked whether executive function, as measured by tests of working memory capacity, might benefit from an acute bout of exercise and, more specifically, whether individuals who are lower or higher in working memory to begin with would be more or less affected by an exercise manipulation. Healthy adults completed working memory measures in a nonexercise (baseline) session and immediately following a 30-min self-paced bout of exercise on a treadmill (exercise session). Sessions were conducted 1 week apart and session order was counterbalanced across participants. A significant Session × Working Memory interaction was obtained such that only those individuals lowest in working memory benefited from the exercise manipulation. This work suggests that acute bouts of exercise may be most beneficial for healthy adults whose cognitive performance is generally the lowest, and it demonstrates that the impact of exercise on cognition is not uniform across all individuals.

scholarly journals The effect of nasal provocation with a single-dose allergen on the physical and cognitive performance of patients with ragweed allergy

2017 ◽  
Vol 104 (4) ◽  
pp. 334-343
Author(s):  
M Tokodi ◽  
E Csábi ◽  
Á Kiricsi ◽  
E Kollár ◽  
AH Molnár ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
Allergen Exposure ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Single Shot ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This study aims to compare the impact of active allergic rhinitis on physical and cognitive abilities of trained allergic athletes to untrained allergic patients. Methods Cognitive, respiratory, and fitness functions were assessed before and after allergen exposure. Participants in both groups were provoked intranasally with ragweed allergen. Results The group of athletes revealed significantly higher average values in peak inspiratory flow and fitness index before and after provocation. In neuropsychological assessments, athletes performed significantly better after allergen provocation in complex working memory capacity. Due to single acute allergen exposure, the size of the nasal cavity and nasal inspiratory peak flow significantly decreased in both groups. The physical performance of both groups did not change after provocation. Executive functions and complex working memory capacity of athletes significantly improved resulting from provocation. Conclusions A single-shot allergen in high dose might cause an increase in mental concentration, which was more pronounced in the group of athletes. This study indicates that acute exposure to allergen cannot affect the physical performance and may result in increased mental focus in patients with allergy notwithstanding the declining respiratory functions.

Do High Working Memory Groups Perform Better?

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Mojzisch ◽  
Stefan Krumm ◽  
Thomas Schultze
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Group Performance ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Group Interaction ◽  
Idea Generation ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
Group Judgment ◽  
Group Members ◽  
The Impact

A growing body of research shows that individual differences in working memory capacity play a pivotal role for a large number of higher order cognitive tasks. Surprisingly, however, the impact of individual differences in working memory capacity on group performance has received little attention. In this conceptual article, we focus on three typical group tasks (group idea generation, group decision making, group judgment) and, for each task, provide an analysis of how individual differences in working memory capacity might affect group performance. Our key idea is that group interaction is a cognitively demanding task as group members have to continuously monitor the ongoing conversation, hold their ideas in memory, integrate the information put forth by others, and update their mental representations accordingly. Therefore, individual differences in working memory capacity are presumed to have a profound impact on how people process information during group interaction.

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