Simple and Complex Working Memory Tasks Allow Similar Benefits of Information Compression
Complex working memory span tasks were designed to engage multiple aspects of working memory and impose interleaved processing demands that limit the use of mnemonic strategies, such as chunking. Consequently, the average span is usually lower (4 ± 1 items) than in simple span tasks (7 ± 2 items). O...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cognition |
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| Online Access: | https://www.journalofcognition.org/articles/31 |