Questions tagged [working-memory]
For questions specific to studying/testing working memory and its capacity
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How to reliably measure working memory capacity?
The capacity of human working memory is subject to individual differences. The number of items or chunks a person can retain in their memory may, have profound effects on a variety of other cognitive ...
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What are the neural substrates of retrieval induced forgetting?
Retrieval-induced effects
It is well known that practicing retrieval of remembered items increases the probability of correctly recalling that item in future tests: the testing effect. Retrieval-...
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Is there any evidence that fluid intelligence is malleable?
So although working memory training was somewhat of a fad (and I guess some benefits did come out of training, like improved attention/executive function), reviews such as Melby-Lervåg et al. (2016) ...
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In the digit span test, why do some strategies work and others don't?
I got a free copy of PEBL, psych experiment software, which includes a couple of standard working memory tests.
When I perform the digit span working memory test, I can repeat the numbers as they ...
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Is there a difference between visual short term memory and visual working memory?
As far as I can tell the two terms are used interchangeably. Do these two separate terms exist for historical reasons, or is there a distinction I'm missing?
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Can working memory actually be improved?
I'm skeptical of the claim that brain training (dual-n back) can improve working memory; the improvement seems to be task-specific rather than generalize.
The average human being can only keep 7 ...
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What is the effect of mindfulness practice on cognition?
The following article by ScienceDaily reported on a paper in Psychological Science (Mrazek et al., 2013), claiming that mindfulness training led to improved working memory and GRE scores. These ...
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Is consistent dual n-back training likely to improve the performance of analysis (mathematics) students?
Suppose you isolate a class of undergraduate mathematics majors who are about to enroll in a semester of real analysis (rigorous, proof-based calculus) and split them into two groups. Then, you ...
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Is working memory equivalent to fluid intelligence?
Some report indicates that working memory capacity is equal to the g factor, so I'm wondering what is actual point of view on this among psychologists.
Colom, R., Abad, F. J., Rebollo, I., & Shih,...
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Medium-term effects of polyphasic sleep on performance
Typical sleep patterns of one big block of 6 to 9 hours with no naps is usually referred to as monophasic sleep. A second natural sleep pattern is biphasic sleep which breaks up your sleep into two ...
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How long could Henry Molaison keep his memory of the present?
I'm talking about Henry Molaison (HM), the famous memory research patient. I hear that he could converse normally with a researcher until he "got distracted", at which point he no longer remembered ...
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Is modality-specific working memory capacity correlated within individuals?
The multi-component model of working memory posits different processes for phonological and visual working memory storage.
Working memory capacity can be measured in a variety of ways (see: How to ...
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What is the relationship between Working Memory and Attention, and how can one assess his WM?
If someone who had low working memory scores as a child suddenly sees in improvement in attention as he grows older, does his ability to hold and manipulate information also increase? Or does ...
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Does night-sleep-deprivation have any effect on cognitive performance?
Sleeping during the day might lead e.g. to vitamin D deficiency. But I am interested in what effects might night-sleep-deprivation have on cognitive faculties.
Does sleeping during the day and ...
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How is information stored in the brain
I believe information in computer is physically stored as a lattice of "boxes". Each box is either magnetized or de-magnetized. The computer reads this to retrieve and consolidate useful information.
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Do smart drugs (nootropics) make you smarter? [closed]
Do nootropic drugs like modafinil make you smarter?
Are they like coffee?
Do they improve working memory?
Is there a potential for a pill like NZT-48 from the movie Limitless? From the Wikipedia plot ...