When Does a Good Working Memory Counteract Proactive Interference? Surprising Evidence from a Probe Recognition Task

Autor/inn/en	Cowan, Nelson; Saults, J. Scott
Titel	When Does a Good Working Memory Counteract Proactive Interference? Surprising Evidence from a Probe Recognition Task
Quelle	In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 142 (2013) 1, S.12-17 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0096-3445
DOI	10.1037/a0027804
Schlagwörter	Short Term Memory; Interference (Learning); Reaction Time; Recognition (Psychology); Undergraduate Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Reaktionsvermögen; Recognition; Wiedererkennen
Abstract	It is often proposed that individuals with high working memory span overcome proactive interference (PI) from previous trials, saving working memory for task-relevant items. We examined this hypothesis in word-list probe recognition. We found no difference in PI related to span. Instead, ex-Gaussian analysis of reaction time showed speed advantages for high spans specific to short lists (3 or 4 items) but absent from longer lists (6 or 8 items). We suggest that high-span advantages in reaction time are based on finesse during easy trials, not on overcoming PI. (Contains 2 figures, 2 tables, and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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