Updating of representations in working memory

The limited capacity of working memory forces people to update its contents continuously. Two aspects of the updating process were investigated in the present experimental series. The first series concerned the question if it is possible to update several representations in parallel. Similar results were obtained for the updating of object features as well as for the updating of whole objects, participants were able to update representations in parallel. The second experimental series addressed the question if working memory representations which were replaced in an updating disappear directly or interfere with the new representations. Evidence for the existence of old representations was found under working memory conditions and under conditions exceeding working memory capacity. These results contradict the hypothesis that working memory contents are protected from proactive interference of long-term memory contents.

Level thesis:degree_level

thesis.doctoral

Grantor dc:publisher

Universität Potsdam

Year

2006

Author dc:creator

• Vockenberg, Kerstin

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kliegl, Reinhold

• proaktive Interferenz
• parallele Aktualisierung
• updating
• working memory
• proactive interference
• parallel updating

Repository record source_url

https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/825

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:kobv.de-opus4-uni-potsdam:825