Langston, Advanced Cognitive Psychology, Notes
4 -- Working memory
Once information enters the system, it is processed in working (née
short term) memory. We'll consider the properties of that
system. Basically, you have two things: Storage and processing.
Working memory ability is highly correlated with important measures
of intelligence and cognition. So, we'll consider recent efforts to
expand this capacity (particularly on what, if anything, can be
achieved), and then look at how variables that affect working memory
can have implications for higher-order cognition tasks.
- What is working memory? Vandierendonck, A. (2016). A working
memory system with distributed executive control. Perspectives
on Psychological Science, 11, 74-100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1745691615596790
- Jones, D. M., & Macken, B. (2018). In the beginning was
the deed: Verbal short-term memory as object-oriented action. Current
Directions in Psychological Science, 27, 351-356. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0963721418765796
- Shipstead, Z., Harrison, T. L., & Engle, R. W. (2016).
Working memory capacity and fluid intelligence: Maintenance and
disengagement. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 11,
771-799. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1745691616650647
- Unsworth, N., Redick, T. S., McMillan, B. D., Hambrick, D. Z.,
Kane, M. J., & Engle, R. W. (2015). Is playing video games
related to cognitive abilities? Psychological Science, 26,
759-774. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797615570367
And application of working memory to a real-life skills.
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