Download or read book Divided Attention and the Structure of Temporary Memory written by Andrew J. Tattersall and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Divided Attention and the Structure of Temporary Memory written by Andrew J. Tattersall and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Working Memory and Divided Attention written by Carolyn May Cowey and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Working Memory and Divided Attention written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Divided Attention Effects on Retrieval from Episodic Memory written by Myra Annette Fernandes and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this thesis the dual-task technique is used to infer the component processes involved in episodic memory retrieval. In each of the six experiments, participants studied a list of random words under full attention, and recalled them while performing a distracting task presented visually on a computer. Previous research suggested that divided attention (DA) during retrieval disrupts free recall for words if the distracting task also involves memory for verbal material (Fernandes & Moscovitch, 2000). The purpose of the present work was to determine more precisely which factor(s) modulated this effect, and influence retrieval success. In the first experiment I found that verbal distracting tasks, that required animacy or syllable decisions to words, produced large interference on memory. Experiments 2 and 3 showed that phonemic decisions about nonsense-words produced a similarly large interference effect on memory, that was larger than semantic decisions or size-estimations about pictures of objects. These findings support the component-process model of memory, which suggests that retrieval is largely disrupted only when there is competition for a common representational system. In the next set of experiments an alternative, reduced-resource, account of interference from DA at retrieval is considered by comparing the performance of young and old adults under DA conditions. A word-animacy distracting task interfered substantially with retrieval, but the size of the effect was not amplified in old compared to young adults. Dividing attention using an odd-digit task did not produce as large an effect, in either group. Finally, the contribution of the frontal and temporal lobes to interference effects on memory were examined. Elderly participants were divided pre-experimentally into 4 groups, determined by their scores on measures of frontal and temporal lobe function, derived from neuropsychological testing. Large interference effects on memory were produced by the animacy, but not the odd-digit distracting task. The pattern and magnitude of interference effects did not differ depending on level of temporal or frontal function. These results do not support the hypothesis that effects of DA at retrieval are due to a reduction in general processing resources, attentional capacity, or competition for memory structures in the temporal lobe.
Download or read book Varieties of Memory and Consciousness written by Henry L. Roediger, III and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These collected essays from leading figures in cognitive psychology represent the latest research and thinking in the field. The volume is organized around four "Endelian" themes: encoding and retrieval processes in memory; the neuropsychology of memory; classificatory systems for memory; and consciousness, emotion, and memory.
Download or read book The Effect of Divided Attention on Implicit Memory Retrieval written by Jennifer Summe and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Discovering the Brain written by National Academy of Sciences and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brain ... There is no other part of the human anatomy that is so intriguing. How does it develop and function and why does it sometimes, tragically, degenerate? The answers are complex. In Discovering the Brain, science writer Sandra Ackerman cuts through the complexity to bring this vital topic to the public. The 1990s were declared the "Decade of the Brain" by former President Bush, and the neuroscience community responded with a host of new investigations and conferences. Discovering the Brain is based on the Institute of Medicine conference, Decade of the Brain: Frontiers in Neuroscience and Brain Research. Discovering the Brain is a "field guide" to the brainâ€"an easy-to-read discussion of the brain's physical structure and where functions such as language and music appreciation lie. Ackerman examines: How electrical and chemical signals are conveyed in the brain. The mechanisms by which we see, hear, think, and pay attentionâ€"and how a "gut feeling" actually originates in the brain. Learning and memory retention, including parallels to computer memory and what they might tell us about our own mental capacity. Development of the brain throughout the life span, with a look at the aging brain. Ackerman provides an enlightening chapter on the connection between the brain's physical condition and various mental disorders and notes what progress can realistically be made toward the prevention and treatment of stroke and other ailments. Finally, she explores the potential for major advances during the "Decade of the Brain," with a look at medical imaging techniquesâ€"what various technologies can and cannot tell usâ€"and how the public and private sectors can contribute to continued advances in neuroscience. This highly readable volume will provide the public and policymakersâ€"and many scientists as wellâ€"with a helpful guide to understanding the many discoveries that are sure to be announced throughout the "Decade of the Brain."
Download or read book Effects of Divided Attention on Memory for Discourse written by Marjorie Barker and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Working Memory Capacity written by Nelson Cowan and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of one's memory "filling up" is a humorous misconception of how memory in general is thought to work; it actually has no capacity limit. However, the idea of a "full brain" makes more sense with reference to working memory, which is the limited amount of information a person can hold temporarily in an especially accessible form for use in the completion of almost any challenging cognitive task. This groundbreaking book explains the evidence supporting Cowan's theoretical proposal about working memory capacity, and compares it to competing perspectives. Cognitive psychologists profoundly disagree on how working memory is limited: whether by the number of units that can be retained (and, if so, what kind of units and how many), the types of interfering material, the time that has elapsed, some combination of these mechanisms, or none of them. The book assesses these hypotheses and examines explanations of why capacity limits occur, including vivid biological, cognitive, and evolutionary accounts. The book concludes with a discussion of the practical importance of capacity limits in daily life. This 10th anniversary Classic Edition will continue to be accessible to a wide range of readers and serve as an invaluable reference for all memory researchers.
Download or read book Divided Attention and Echoic Memory written by Clifford Arthur Levin and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Divided Attention Approach to Organization in Memory written by David W. Martin and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exploring the Role of Attention During Memory Retrieval written by Jeffrey P. Lozito and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Attention and Memory written by Nelson Cowan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1998-01-15 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attention and Memory brings together and assesses past and present research on information processing, to formulate a model of this entire system.
Download or read book The Effects of Divided Attention on the Implicit and Explicit Memory Performance of Control Subjects and Severe Closed head Injured Patients written by Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Attending to Our Memories written by Nicole Maria Dudukovic Kuhl and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Divided Attention written by Karen Allison and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
