Self-reported strategy use in working memory tasks
Abstract Mnemonic strategies can facilitate working memory performance, but our knowledge on strategy use as a function of task characteristics remains limited. We examined self-reported strategy use in several working memory tasks with pretest data from two large-scale online training experiments....
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| author | Liisa Ritakallio Daniel Fellman Juha Salmi Jussi Jylkkä Matti Laine |
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| description | Abstract Mnemonic strategies can facilitate working memory performance, but our knowledge on strategy use as a function of task characteristics remains limited. We examined self-reported strategy use in several working memory tasks with pretest data from two large-scale online training experiments. A three-level measure of strategy sophistication (no strategy, maintenance, manipulation) was coded based on participants’ open-ended strategy reports. A considerable portion of participants reported some memory strategy, and strategy sophistication was associated with objective task performance. We found a consistent effect of stimulus type: verbal stimuli (letters or digits) elicited higher strategy sophistication than nonverbal ones (colours or spatial positions). In contrast, the association between task paradigm and strategy sophistication was less consistent in the two experiments. The present results highlight the importance of self-generated strategies in understanding individual differences in working memory performance and the role of stimulus characteristics as one of the task-related determinants of strategy use. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6a42a7477729471fa3e9f6f479b9705a2024-03-05T19:11:32ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-02-0114111610.1038/s41598-024-54160-3Self-reported strategy use in working memory tasksLiisa Ritakallio0Daniel Fellman1Juha Salmi2Jussi Jylkkä3Matti Laine4Department of Psychology, Åbo Akademi UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Åbo Akademi UniversityDepartment of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Åbo Akademi UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Åbo Akademi UniversityAbstract Mnemonic strategies can facilitate working memory performance, but our knowledge on strategy use as a function of task characteristics remains limited. We examined self-reported strategy use in several working memory tasks with pretest data from two large-scale online training experiments. A three-level measure of strategy sophistication (no strategy, maintenance, manipulation) was coded based on participants’ open-ended strategy reports. A considerable portion of participants reported some memory strategy, and strategy sophistication was associated with objective task performance. We found a consistent effect of stimulus type: verbal stimuli (letters or digits) elicited higher strategy sophistication than nonverbal ones (colours or spatial positions). In contrast, the association between task paradigm and strategy sophistication was less consistent in the two experiments. The present results highlight the importance of self-generated strategies in understanding individual differences in working memory performance and the role of stimulus characteristics as one of the task-related determinants of strategy use.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54160-3Working memoryStrategyMnemonicsTask paradigmStimulus type |
| spellingShingle | Liisa Ritakallio Daniel Fellman Juha Salmi Jussi Jylkkä Matti Laine Self-reported strategy use in working memory tasks Scientific Reports Working memory Strategy Mnemonics Task paradigm Stimulus type |
| title | Self-reported strategy use in working memory tasks |
| title_full | Self-reported strategy use in working memory tasks |
| title_fullStr | Self-reported strategy use in working memory tasks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-reported strategy use in working memory tasks |
| title_short | Self-reported strategy use in working memory tasks |
| title_sort | self reported strategy use in working memory tasks |
| topic | Working memory Strategy Mnemonics Task paradigm Stimulus type |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54160-3 |
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