PSYC 336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Unix System Iii, Juggling

• School: University of San Diego
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 336
• Professor: Appleton-Knapp

Document Summary

The acquisition of memories and the working-memory system iii. Complications in the measurement of working memory"s capacity. Modal model working memory is something like a box where information is stored or a location in which info can be displayed. The modern conception of working memory is more dynamic. Working memory status, (currently activated) rather than a place. Operation span a measure of working memory"s capacity. Predictive of performance in many other tasks because these tasks all rely on working memory. Participant asked to read aloud a series of sentences. Asked to recall each sentence"s final word. Asked to do the same task with a group of 3 sentences and 4, 5. Until the limit on her performance is located. Limit defines the person"s working-memory capacity (wmc) A measure of working memory derived from operation span tasks. A measure of a person"s ability to store some materials while simultaneously working with other materials.