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Autor/inn/en | Zhao, Xin; Jin, Liang; Xiaoliang, Zhu; Maes, Joseph H. R. |
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Titel | Occupation Shapes Cognition? The Case of Restaurant Ticket Collectors' Working Memory Updating Ability |
Quelle | In: Applied Cognitive Psychology, 37 (2023) 3, S.520-530 (11 Seiten)
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Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Zhao, Xin) ORCID (Maes, Joseph H. R.) |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0888-4080 |
DOI | 10.1002/acp.4055 |
Schlagwörter | Occupations; Career Choice; Cognitive Processes; Short Term Memory; Cognitive Ability; Skill Development; Training Methods; Program Effectiveness; Job Skills; Repetition |
Abstract | Previous research revealed associations between an individual's occupation and cognitive abilities. However, the underlying causal relation is not always clear and only few studies focused on a critical component of executive functioning, namely working memory updating (WMU). Study 1 examined whether restaurant ticket collectors (N = 53) have a better WMU ability compared to a group of security guards (N = 49) that was matched on relevant variables. Study 2 examined transfer effects of a computerized working memory training program in students. The program simulated elements of a restaurant ticket collector's daily work requirements. In Study 1, the ticket collectors performed better than the guards on WMU tasks. In Study 2, using an active control group (N = 33) as comparison, the trained students (N = 33) displayed beneficial training effects on transfer WMU tasks but not on general intelligence tasks. The results support the general notion of repeated experience with occupation-specific demands affecting specific objectively-assessed cognitive abilities. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2024/1/01 |