Cognitive Resources in Working Memory: Domain-Specific or General?
An experiment in the dual-task paradigm was carried out to explore the nature of domain-specific and domain-general resource distribution in working memory. The subjects (N = 32) performed symmetry span and letter reading span tasks under visuospatial (tapping) and verbal (articulatory suppression)...
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| author | Anna Izmalkova Artem Barmin Boris B. Velichkovsky Gerda Prutko Igor Chistyakov |
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| description | An experiment in the dual-task paradigm was carried out to explore the nature of domain-specific and domain-general resource distribution in working memory. The subjects (N = 32) performed symmetry span and letter reading span tasks under visuospatial (tapping) and verbal (articulatory suppression) cognitive load. The effects of task type and cognitive load modality were analyzed. The results are described within the concentric model framework: significant distinctions in relative accuracy under visuospatial and verbal cognitive load in visuospatial and verbal tasks were observed when N elements in the set exceeded the region of direct access capacity, while no such effect was observed for 2–3 element sets. This is attributed to domain-general resources in the region of direct access, and domain-specific resources in the activated long-term memory. We also found evidence for the asymmetric distribution of visuospatial and verbal working memory resources in that the verbal component is more susceptible to cognitive load. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3df41fa203c74c0eb0563e4653f42f872023-11-24T07:44:11ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2022-11-01121145910.3390/bs12110459Cognitive Resources in Working Memory: Domain-Specific or General?Anna Izmalkova0Artem Barmin1Boris B. Velichkovsky2Gerda Prutko3Igor Chistyakov4Laboratory for Cognitive Studies of Communication, Moscow State Linguistic University, 119034 Moscow, RussiaLaboratory for Cognitive Studies of Communication, Moscow State Linguistic University, 119034 Moscow, RussiaLaboratory for Cognitive Studies of Communication, Moscow State Linguistic University, 119034 Moscow, RussiaLaboratory for Cognitive Studies of Communication, Moscow State Linguistic University, 119034 Moscow, RussiaLaboratory for Cognitive Studies of Communication, Moscow State Linguistic University, 119034 Moscow, RussiaAn experiment in the dual-task paradigm was carried out to explore the nature of domain-specific and domain-general resource distribution in working memory. The subjects (N = 32) performed symmetry span and letter reading span tasks under visuospatial (tapping) and verbal (articulatory suppression) cognitive load. The effects of task type and cognitive load modality were analyzed. The results are described within the concentric model framework: significant distinctions in relative accuracy under visuospatial and verbal cognitive load in visuospatial and verbal tasks were observed when N elements in the set exceeded the region of direct access capacity, while no such effect was observed for 2–3 element sets. This is attributed to domain-general resources in the region of direct access, and domain-specific resources in the activated long-term memory. We also found evidence for the asymmetric distribution of visuospatial and verbal working memory resources in that the verbal component is more susceptible to cognitive load.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/12/11/459working memorydomain-specific resourcesdomain-general resourcesregion of direct accessactivated long-term memorycognitive load |
| spellingShingle | Anna Izmalkova Artem Barmin Boris B. Velichkovsky Gerda Prutko Igor Chistyakov Cognitive Resources in Working Memory: Domain-Specific or General? Behavioral Sciences working memory domain-specific resources domain-general resources region of direct access activated long-term memory cognitive load |
| title | Cognitive Resources in Working Memory: Domain-Specific or General? |
| title_full | Cognitive Resources in Working Memory: Domain-Specific or General? |
| title_fullStr | Cognitive Resources in Working Memory: Domain-Specific or General? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cognitive Resources in Working Memory: Domain-Specific or General? |
| title_short | Cognitive Resources in Working Memory: Domain-Specific or General? |
| title_sort | cognitive resources in working memory domain specific or general |
| topic | working memory domain-specific resources domain-general resources region of direct access activated long-term memory cognitive load |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/12/11/459 |
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