Memory Retrieval and Interference: Working Memory Issues
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2006
Department
Psychology
Abstract
Working memory capacity has been suggested as a factor that is involved in long-term memory retrieval, particularly when that retrieval involves a need to overcome some sort of interference (Bunting, Conway, & Heitz, 2004; Cantor & Engle, 1993). Previous work has suggested that working memory is related to the acquisition of information during learning, along with the management of interference and the use of inhibition during long-term memory retrieval. This paper reports a study that further addressed the role of working memory capacity on long-term memory retrieval. Our results showed that working memory capacity is somewhat related to the integration of information into situation models, and the management of interference, but not to the ability to suppress irrelevant information. The role of other cognitive processes, such as general situation model processing and general inhibitory ability, were also explored. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Publication Title
Journal of Memory and Language
Volume
55
Issue
1
First Page
33
Last Page
46
Recommended Citation
Radvansky, G. A.,
Copeland, D. E.
(2006). Memory Retrieval and Interference: Working Memory Issues. Journal of Memory and Language, 55(1), 33-46.
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