The role of working memory components and visuospatial abilities in route learning within a virtual environment

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doriane Gras ◽  
Valérie Gyselinck ◽  
Maiwen Perrussel ◽  
Eric Orriols ◽  
Pascale Piolino
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Route Learning ◽  
Visuospatial Abilities

Constructing a Spatial Model With a Verbal Description or a Virtual Environment: The Role of Working Memory Components

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana Picucci ◽  
Valerie Gyselinck ◽  
Virginie Lefevre ◽  
Serge Nicolas ◽  
Pascale Piolino
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Spatial Model ◽  
Verbal Description

The role of working memory in spatial text processing: What benefit of imagery strategy and visuospatial abilities?

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valérie Gyselinck ◽  
Chiara Meneghetti ◽  
Rossana De Beni ◽  
Francesca Pazzaglia
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Text Processing ◽  
Visuospatial Abilities

Working Memory and Number Sense as Predictors of Mathematical (Dis-)Ability

2015 ◽  
Vol 223 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn H. Kroesbergen ◽  
Marloes van Dijk
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Spatial Working Memory ◽  
Number Sense ◽  
Mathematical Learning ◽  
Visual Spatial ◽  
Mathematical Learning Disabilities ◽  
Visual Spatial Working Memory ◽  
And Mathematics

Recent research has pointed to two possible causes of mathematical (dis-)ability: working memory and number sense, although only few studies have compared the relations between working memory and mathematics and between number sense and mathematics. In this study, both constructs were studied in relation to mathematics in general, and to mathematical learning disabilities (MLD) in particular. The sample consisted of 154 children aged between 6 and 10 years, including 26 children with MLD. Children performing low on either number sense or visual-spatial working memory scored lower on math tests than children without such a weakness. Children with a double weakness scored the lowest. These results confirm the important role of both visual-spatial working memory and number sense in mathematical development.

Working Memory Capacity and a Notorious Brain Teaser

2006 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wim De Neys ◽  
Niki Verschueren
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Secondary Task ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
Task Load ◽  
Normative Reasoning ◽  
Monty Hall Dilemma ◽  
Monty Hall ◽  
Memory Resources

Abstract. The Monty Hall Dilemma (MHD) is an intriguing example of the discrepancy between people’s intuitions and normative reasoning. This study examines whether the notorious difficulty of the MHD is associated with limitations in working memory resources. Experiment 1 and 2 examined the link between MHD reasoning and working memory capacity. Experiment 3 tested the role of working memory experimentally by burdening the executive resources with a secondary task. Results showed that participants who solved the MHD correctly had a significantly higher working memory capacity than erroneous responders. Correct responding also decreased under secondary task load. Findings indicate that working memory capacity plays a key role in overcoming salient intuitions and selecting the correct switching response during MHD reasoning.

The role of working memory in metacognition

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana V. C. Coutinho ◽  
Joshua S. Redford ◽  
Justin J. Couchman ◽  
J. David Smith
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory
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