A locus coeruleus-norepinephrine account of individual differences in working memory capacity and attention control

N Unsworth, MK Robison - Psychonomic bulletin & review, 2017 - Springer
Studies examining individual differences in working memory capacity (WMC) have
suggested that low WMC individuals have particular deficits in attention control processes …

The many facets of individual differences in working memory capacity

N Unsworth - Psychology of learning and motivation, 2016 - Elsevier
This chapter reviews prior research and our current thinking on individual differences in
working memory capacity (WMC), the nature of WMC limitations, and the relation between …

Individual differences in attention control

CA Mashburn, JS Tsukahara, RW Engle… - … Memory: The state …, 2021 - books.google.com
In this chapter, we detail our approach to the study of individual differences in working
memory capacity (WMC) and how it has contributed to understanding the mechanisms of …

Teachers' visual processing of children's off-task behaviors in class: A comparison between teachers and student teachers

H Shinoda, T Yamamoto, K Imai-Matsumura - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
As teachers are responsible for responding instantaneously to students' statements and
actions, the progress of the class, and their teaching purpose, they need to be able to …

Perspectives on working memory: introduction to the special issue

RH Logie, N Cowan - Memory & Cognition, 2015 - Springer
More than 40 years ago, Baddeley and Hitch (1974) published an article with a wealth of
experimentation and theorization on working memory, the small amount of information held …

Working memory training improves emotion regulation ability

L **u, J Wu, L Chang, R Zhou - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Emotion regulation deficits are associated with various emotional disorders. Therefore,
studies have attempted to improve emotion regulation ability to prevent psychopathological …

The influence of attention set, working memory capacity, and expectations on inattentional blindness

C Kreitz, P Furley, D Memmert, DJ Simons - Perception, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The probability of inattentional blindness, the failure to notice an unexpected object when
attention is engaged on some primary task, is influenced by contextual factors like task …

Impacts of trait anxiety on visual working memory, as a function of task demand and situational stress

DM Spalding, M Obonsawin, C Eynon… - Cognition and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Higher trait anxiety can impair cognitive functioning via attention, but relatively little is known
about the impacts on visual working memory. These were investigated using previously …

The benefits of working memory capacity on attentional control under pressure

X Luo, L Zhang, J Wang - Frontiers in Psychology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The present study aimed to examine the effects of working memory capacity (WMC) and
state anxiety (SA) on attentional control. WMC was manipulated by (a) dividing participants …

Linking the dynamics of cognitive control to individual differences in working memory capacity: Evidence from reaching behavior.

CD Erb, MS Welhaf, BA Smeekens… - Journal of …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
We used a technique known as reach tracking to investigate how individual differences in
working memory capacity (WMC) relate to the functioning of two processes proposed to …